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| Trump's Renoir painting is not real, Chicago museum says | Trump's Renoir painting is not real, Chicago museum says |
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| A US museum says an Impressionist painting which President Donald Trump reportedly claims to own is a fake. | A US museum says an Impressionist painting which President Donald Trump reportedly claims to own is a fake. |
| In a recent interview, Trump biographer Tim O'Brien said he was once told by the future president that his artwork was an original. | In a recent interview, Trump biographer Tim O'Brien said he was once told by the future president that his artwork was an original. |
| But the Chicago Institute of Art says the real painting, Two Sisters (On The Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, has hung in its gallery for 80 years. | |
| A museum spokesperson said it is "satisfied that our version is real". | A museum spokesperson said it is "satisfied that our version is real". |
| The painting was gifted to the institute in 1933, spokeswoman Amanda Hicks told the Chicago Tribune. | The painting was gifted to the institute in 1933, spokeswoman Amanda Hicks told the Chicago Tribune. |
| The donor acquired it for $100,000 (£760,000) from an art dealer who bought it directly from the French Impressionist painter in 1881, she added. | The donor acquired it for $100,000 (£760,000) from an art dealer who bought it directly from the French Impressionist painter in 1881, she added. |
| But O'Brien said during a recent interview with Vanity Fair's Hive podcast that Mr Trump has repeatedly claimed to him that his version of the painting was authentic. | But O'Brien said during a recent interview with Vanity Fair's Hive podcast that Mr Trump has repeatedly claimed to him that his version of the painting was authentic. |
| During a flight on Mr Trump's private jet while he was writing his 2005 book, TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald, O'Brien said he spotted the painting and asked about it. | During a flight on Mr Trump's private jet while he was writing his 2005 book, TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald, O'Brien said he spotted the painting and asked about it. |
| "You know, that's an original Renoir," the author said Mr Trump had told him, adding that the property tycoon repeated the claim the following day. | "You know, that's an original Renoir," the author said Mr Trump had told him, adding that the property tycoon repeated the claim the following day. |
| "Donald, it's not," he recalled telling Trump. "I grew up in Chicago, that Renoir is called Two Sisters on the Terrace, and it's hanging on a wall at the Art Institute of Chicago. | "Donald, it's not," he recalled telling Trump. "I grew up in Chicago, that Renoir is called Two Sisters on the Terrace, and it's hanging on a wall at the Art Institute of Chicago. |
| "That's not an original." | "That's not an original." |
| The artwork was later apparently moved to Trump Tower, the author said, saying it was visible in the background of a CBS 60 Minutes interview that Mr Trump gave shortly after his election. | The artwork was later apparently moved to Trump Tower, the author said, saying it was visible in the background of a CBS 60 Minutes interview that Mr Trump gave shortly after his election. |
| "I'm sure he's still telling people who come into the apartment, 'It's an original, it's an original,'" O'Brien said on the podcast. | "I'm sure he's still telling people who come into the apartment, 'It's an original, it's an original,'" O'Brien said on the podcast. |
| Mr Trump sued O'Brien for $5bn because the author wrote in TrumpNation that rather than being a billionaire, his net worth was actually as low as $150m. | Mr Trump sued O'Brien for $5bn because the author wrote in TrumpNation that rather than being a billionaire, his net worth was actually as low as $150m. |
| The defamation lawsuit was dismissed. | The defamation lawsuit was dismissed. |