Hunter Biden’s art career has been a focus of a larger probe by Republicans on the House Oversight committee, which has sent letters requesting more information about the art sales. “The gallery sets the pricing and handles all sales based upon the highest ethical standards of the industry.” Biden’s legal team to be notified of what is standard practice for galleries representing artists – selling their art,” a spokesperson for Hunter Biden’s legal team told CNN in a statement. However, there was no clear enforcement mechanism for the standards agreed upon by the gallery and the prospective purchasers. If there was any unusual behavior – such as the offer price being too high or a collector who doesn’t appear interested in the work – the gallery is expected to turn down the offer, the sources said. Two sources familiar with the sales arrangement told CNN at the time that the purchaser of the artwork would be kept anonymous and neither Hunter Biden nor the public would have knowledge of who bid on or purchased the work. In 2021, the White House was made aware of an agreement between Bergès and Hunter Biden in an effort to address any ethics concerns. Georges Bergès owns Georges Bergès Gallery in New York City. “It’s been challenges unique to him that no other galleries would have with an artist, so you almost have to be passionate about this to continue … really believe in him as an artist on many, many different levels,” he said.īergès, who called Hunter Biden one of his best friends, also refuted the suggestion that a Hunter Biden work would be used to buy political influence, saying, “You could buy a politician for a lot less than that.” In an interview with CNN, Bergès acknowledged the complicated circumstances of representing Biden as an artist. But his gallerist, Georges Bergès, continues to stand by Biden despite continued investigations in Washington. Now, with Republicans assuming the majority in the House of Representatives, overall scrutiny focused on Hunter Biden’s business dealings – including his emerging career as an artist – has intensified since the previous Congress. Pieces priced up to $500,000 have raised eyebrows, and questions have emerged about the ethical considerations behind the sales. The exhibition is the latest in a series of art shows featuring Hunter Biden to have taken place since President Joe Biden came into office in 2021. The pieces were part of a group exhibition called “Bridging the Abstract,” a show at Georges Bergès Gallery in SoHo featuring major abstract expressionists such as Elaine de Kooning and Helen Frankenthaler. Three artworks created by the president’s son, Hunter Biden, were put on display at a Manhattan art gallery on Thursday – priced at $85,000 each.
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