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| As Leonardo masterpiece sells for $450m, Trump effort goes for … slightly less than that | As Leonardo masterpiece sells for $450m, Trump effort goes for … slightly less than that |
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| On Wednesday, a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting sold for $450.3m, rocking the art world and prompting hand-wringing over the soaring price of premium works. | On Wednesday, a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting sold for $450.3m, rocking the art world and prompting hand-wringing over the soaring price of premium works. |
| On Thursday, that same art world was given a reality check, when a sketch by the less celebrated Donald Trump sold for just $6,875 at an auction in Los Angeles. | On Thursday, that same art world was given a reality check, when a sketch by the less celebrated Donald Trump sold for just $6,875 at an auction in Los Angeles. |
| Trump’s untitled piece, which depicts the Manhattan skyline, barely cleared its minimum price of $5,000, to sell for $450,293,125 less than Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi. | |
| The president took on his project in 2009 for a charity event. Trump seems to have used either pencil or ballpoint pen for the piece, which measures 8in x 5in. The sketch shows what appear to be skyscrapers, alongside something representing the Empire State Building. | The president took on his project in 2009 for a charity event. Trump seems to have used either pencil or ballpoint pen for the piece, which measures 8in x 5in. The sketch shows what appear to be skyscrapers, alongside something representing the Empire State Building. |
| Nate D Sanders, the auction house handling the sale, presented the sketch in a 15in x 18in frame, along with a signed photo of Trump. Despite this, Trump’s drawing failed to attract much attention among art aficionados. Sanders’ website showed there were just two bids on the piece. | Nate D Sanders, the auction house handling the sale, presented the sketch in a 15in x 18in frame, along with a signed photo of Trump. Despite this, Trump’s drawing failed to attract much attention among art aficionados. Sanders’ website showed there were just two bids on the piece. |
| Trump is not the first politician to have shown a flair for art – although others have had significantly more success. | Trump is not the first politician to have shown a flair for art – although others have had significantly more success. |
| George W Bush memorably took to the easel after his time in office, producing a series of nude self-portraits and a number of paintings of dogs. A book of his oil paintings reached the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list this February. | George W Bush memorably took to the easel after his time in office, producing a series of nude self-portraits and a number of paintings of dogs. A book of his oil paintings reached the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list this February. |
| In 2012 a Jimmy Carter painting, Live Oak at Sunrise, sold for $250,000. A piece by Vladimir Putin went for $1.1m in 2008. | In 2012 a Jimmy Carter painting, Live Oak at Sunrise, sold for $250,000. A piece by Vladimir Putin went for $1.1m in 2008. |
| Trump, a self-described billionaire, is unlikely to have been pleased with the $6,875 sale. But he is not the first artist to have been underappreciated in their time. | Trump, a self-described billionaire, is unlikely to have been pleased with the $6,875 sale. But he is not the first artist to have been underappreciated in their time. |
| Vincent Van Gogh lived in abject poverty before his death, aged 37, in 1890. Just this Monday, his landscape Laboureur dans un champ sold for $81.3m at an auction at Christie’s. | Vincent Van Gogh lived in abject poverty before his death, aged 37, in 1890. Just this Monday, his landscape Laboureur dans un champ sold for $81.3m at an auction at Christie’s. |