Sad news to report in the world of high priced "art" as reports are coming in that the L.A. area wildfires have taken a tragic turn and burnt up some priceless art, along with killing several people and destroying thousands of homes.
The artist is none other than the son of the 46th US President, and many pieces of his art have been previously reported to have sold for $50,000 to $200,000 each. Assuming an "average" price tag of about $85,000 each, the `art dealer' just lost roughly $20 MILLION dollars worth of painting.
Of course, with the term of President Biden coming to a swift end, many might suggest that the value of the art is somewhere closer to the value of a toy in the box of Cracker Jack.
In any case, the world of modern "art" has suffered a terrible tragedy.
The NY Post is running an exclusive story on this cultural loss:
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The artist is none other than the son of the 46th US President, and many pieces of his art have been previously reported to have sold for $50,000 to $200,000 each. Assuming an "average" price tag of about $85,000 each, the `art dealer' just lost roughly $20 MILLION dollars worth of painting.
Of course, with the term of President Biden coming to a swift end, many might suggest that the value of the art is somewhere closer to the value of a toy in the box of Cracker Jack.
In any case, the world of modern "art" has suffered a terrible tragedy.
The NY Post is running an exclusive story on this cultural loss:
Exclusive | Hunter Biden artworks worth ‘millions of dollars’ destroyed in LA fires: source
Nearly 200 paintings by Hunter Biden lost to LA wildfires, a source says.
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Hunter Biden artworks worth ‘millions of dollars’ destroyed in LA fires: source
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Published Jan. 15, 2025, 2:28 p.m. ET
A trove of nearly 200 artworks by Hunter Biden has been destroyed — one of the casualties of the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, The Post has learned.
The controversial art had been in storage near the Pacific Palisades home of Hunter’s Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris and is valued at “millions of dollars,” a source close to the Biden family said.
Morris, who loaned the first son nearly $5 million to help pay a tax bill and has been financing a documentary on him, lives in a sprawling five-bedroom, six-bathroom home which is among the few houses still intact in the posh neighborhood, The Post can confirm.
Kevin Morris sits with Hunter Biden and his attorney Abbe Lowell during a congressional hearing of the Oversight Committee last year. Getty Images
Hunter Biden in his art studio with his former art dealer Georges Berges. Courtesy of Georges BergesSkip in 4s
Kevin Morris responded to The Post on Thursday to claim this was “another untrue story about Hunter Biden.”
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Last week, as the fires began to rage, President Biden said his son’s home in nearby Malibu was still unharmed. “Today, it appears that it’s still standing. They’re not sure,” he said on Jan. 8.
A lawyer for Hunter Biden, who is a self-taught artist who turned to painting while in recovery from drug addiction, did not immediately return a request for comment.
A Soho gallerist who represented the first son’s work and had organized solo shows of his paintings in Los Angeles and New York from 2021 said he broke ties with Hunter last year.
“I don’t know what’s happening with the art,” said gallery owner Georges Berges. “I have some of his work on canvas, some metal pieces at the gallery.”
Hunter’s art pieces have been priced as high as $500,000 each, although Berges told The Post the average price was closer to $85,000.
A painting by Hunter Biden for sale at the Georges Berges Gallery in 2022. It’s not clear how much of the first son’s artwork was lost in the Southern California wildfires. Alec Tabak for NY Post
Hunter Biden, a self-taught artist, painted whimsical nature scenes on Japanese paper. Alec Tabak for NY Post
Another artwork by Hunter Biden, portraying a blue bird nestled among trees. His artworks sell for around $85,000 each, according to his former art dealer. Alec Tabak for NY Post
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