Prints of Hunter Biden's artwork reportedly sell for $75K each; Rep. Devin Nunes: 'The whole thing is outrageous. The American people know it.'



President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, sold at least five prints of his artwork for $75,000 each, according to a report from the New York Post.

The pieces of art were reportedly sold by the Georges Berges Gallery before a "pop up" presentation in Los Angeles on Oct. 1.

"It's unclear who purchased the reproductions — which cost a fraction of the top price of $500,000 for an original piece by President Biden's scandal-scarred son — or if any more were sold after the LA show opened," the New York Post reported.

"But most of those allowed to buy works are long-term, private collectors with the gallery," a source familiar with the sale told the outlet.

On Oct. 1, Biden's artwork was featured at the Milk Studios in Hollywood, which attracted about 200 people, including boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and musician Moby. Also in attendance at the "tightly-policed event" was Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti – who was a national co-chairman of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and was nominated by the president to serve as the U.S. ambassador to India.

Hunter Biden art https://t.co/duPtGreYHX https://t.co/uwbf4XTfop

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) 1633444674.0

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked on Wednesday about Garcetti attending the art event for the president's son.

"The ethicists who have pointed to this arrangement have expressed concern that the President's son selling art could potentially put the President in a situation where those who seek jobs either in this administration or favors from this administration could put this White House in an awkward position," CBS News Radio reporter Steven Portnoy said, and then asked, "Should we expect to see more people who seek jobs in this administration attending events like this in the future?"

Psaki replied, "Again, the gallerist has spoken to — we've spoken to the specifics of what the gallerist has agreed to and what recommendations were made. I've done that several times. I don't have additional details for it from here. I'd point you to them."

"And we were very transparent about what recommendations were made to the gallerist, and I would again point you to them or the many times I've spoken about that from here," she added.

Reporter grills Psaki about Hunter Biden's artwork selling for $500,000Psaki: "I'd point you to the gallerist." https://t.co/qp1QMa6y5Z

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) 1633554046.0

Former chief White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter – who served in George W. Bush's administration – explained that Biden mingling with 200 people at his art show "illustrates how this veil-of-secrecy idea is not happening."

"It shows the deal's not going to be secret," Painted added. "I think the White House needs to go to Plan B."

Painter also commented about Hunter selling prints for $75,000, "Buyers buy artwork to hang on the wall, not put in a closet."

During a Friday night appearance on "The Ingraham Angle," Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) skewered the Biden administration for Hunter Biden's art venture.

Nunes asked, "Who buys a piece of artwork and doesn't put it up on their wall? I mean, how are they gonna keep this secret?"

"It's ludicrous. The whole thing is outrageous," Nunes said of Hunter Biden's lucrative foray into the art world. "The American people know it."

"This was supposed to be the most transparent administration in history and clearly they went to an area that's known for fraud and money laundering," the Republican lawmaker said. "That's why they're doing this."

Walter Shaub – the former director of the Office of Government Ethics during the Obama administration – previously bashed the Biden administration over Hunter's highly profitable new endeavor, saying it is "the opposite of government ethics."

"Nobody ever said secrecy was the best disinfectant, but that's what we have now. And White House officials getting involved in any way other than to request transparency amounts to effectively putting an official stamp of approval on the president's son trading on his father's public service," Shaub said in July. "Instead, the president should be begging his son not to go through with this sale, even if that means threatening to banish him from the family's Thanksgiving table this fall and publicly condemning his actions."

Shaub stated that the White House "has put its stamp of approval on the president's son profiting off his father's public service again."

Shaub noted that the art industry is "fertile ground for money laundering."

Hunter Biden – who has no formal art training – will command $75,000 for works on paper to $500,000 for large-scale paintings, gallery manager Georges Bergès told Artnet in June.

Artnet noted that the prices for Hunter Biden's artwork would put him "in the very top tier of emerging artists."

"Even if they were mind-bending contemporary-art breakthroughs, that would put Biden—who has never had an art show before, and started blowing ink on Japanese paper as a kind of therapy as he attempted to recover from multiple well-documented personal disasters—in the very top tier of emerging artists."

Discussing Hunter's art and the speculative prices of his works, New York art gallery owner Marc Straus said, "For someone who has no professional training and has never sold art on the commercial market, no one would ever start at these prices."

The report from the Post also claimed that Hunter's art show in New York City that was scheduled to open this month has been delayed until the spring. The show in Los Angeles will reportedly continue through November.

Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff kiss with masks on despite being vaccinated and outside. It's just the latest confusing mask gesture by the Biden admin.



At times, the Biden administration has presented confusing and contradictory mask-wearing habits, which has sparked questions about President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine messaging and recent CDC guidelines. In the latest inconsistent mask gesture, Vice President Kamala Harris determined that she needed a face mask to kiss her own husband while outside after they had both been vaccinated for coronavirus.

Harris and husband Doug Emhoff traveled to Joint Base Andrews, where she was taking a plane to Providence, Rhode Island, and he was flying to Allentown, Pennsylvania. Before Harris departed, the fully vaccinated couple kept their face masks on when they gave each other a goodbye kiss while outside on the tarmac.

Harris and U.S. second gentleman Doug Emhoff both received a second round of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Jan. 26.

Kamala really did just kiss her husband with a mask on 🥴🥴 https://t.co/YvP1FcKMmO

— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) 1620236107.0

The masked kiss occurred a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines on mask-wearing outside: "Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues."

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said, "If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with people who are vaccinated and unvaccinated, or dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households, the science shows if you are vaccinated, you can do so safely unmasked."

President Joe Biden bucked the COVID-19 recommendations by the health agency. Biden said last week that wearing a mask, including people who are vaccinated and outdoors, is "a patriotic responsibility for God's sake."

Biden has presented conflicting messaging on face masks to the American people in recent weeks.

During a photo op with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter this week, Biden and first lady Jill Biden are both maskless while nestled close to the Carters, who are both in their 90s.

We’re pleased to share this wonderful photo from the @POTUS and @FLOTUS visit to see the Carters in Plains, Ga.!… https://t.co/oNUxv9P7TW

— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) 1620093890.0

On Monday, Biden pulled down his mask to talk to a young boy outside York High School in Yorktown, Virginia.

.@POTUS stopped his motorcade to greet supporters and a little boy wearing a Navy hat outside York High School, in… https://t.co/bKPTqkNPLM

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) 1620055863.0

Biden, who received a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 11, wore a face mask during a climate summit with world leaders last week that was held remotely on video conferencing app Zoom.

When asked why Biden was the only world leader to wear a face mask during the video call, White House press secretary Jen Psaki replied, "Because he is sending a message to the world that he is putting in place precautions and continuing to do that as leader of the United States."

Pres. Biden masks up for a video call to discuss climate change with world leaders He appears to be the only one… https://t.co/7jCNXHtVe2

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) 1619181115.0

On April 30, Biden wouldn't even leave the podium without finding his mask; today he's mask-less and fist-bumping Amtrak officials

Yesterday, Biden wouldn’t even leave the podium without finding his mask, today he’s mask-less and fist bumping Amt… https://t.co/eX3D4ZMA5P

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) 1619809983.0

Last month, Biden wore a mask while visiting Arlington National Cemetery, despite not a single person remotely in his vicinity.

He's wearing a mask and is by himself in Arlington while walking the grave sites despite having been vaccinated for… https://t.co/IfPfjGg4p9

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) 1618427852.0

On Inauguration Day, hours after signing an executive order mandating that face masks must be worn on all federal property, Biden and his family were without masks posing for photos at the Lincoln Memorial, which is on federal land.

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Biden told Americans to mask up for the first 100 days of his administration.

"The first day I'm inaugurated to say I'm going to ask the public for 100 days to mask," Biden proclaimed in December. "Just 100 days to mask, not forever. 100 days."

Thursday marks the 106th day of the Biden administration.