House Oversight Republicans are asking art dealers representing Hunter Biden for information related to anonymous art buyers of Biden’s art at luxury art galleries in New York City.
Kentucky, Kentucky President James Comer Wednesday sent a letter to art dealer Georges Bergès, who owns the Georges Bergès Gallery in Manhattan’s SoHo, confirming his gallery’s relationship with the White House related to the reported deal. requested that all communications between them be turned over to Bergès. Withhold all records regarding the price and final purchaser of Biden’s art.
“The Commission on Oversight and Accountability is investigating a plan to market the domestic and international influence of President Joe Biden and his family,” Comer wrote. “For over a decade, the Biden family has benefited from Joe Biden’s position as a public servant. It raises questions about whether he’s selling power.Despite being a novice artist, Hunter Biden received an exorbitant sum of money selling his artwork.The identity of the buyer remains unknown. and you appear to be the sole record holder of these lucrative deals.
House Republicans had previously sought information about Hunter Biden’s art deal during the last Congress, but their requests to Bergez went unanswered.
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Georges Berges attends Dr. Gina Sam’s Resident Magazine Cover Party at Georges Berges Gallery in New York City on September 20, 2018.
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The gallery previously told Fox News Digital in December that prices for public exhibitions where Biden has seen his art range from $65,000 to $200,000, depending on the piece and the exhibition.
Hunter Biden’s art debuted at the Soho Gallery last year.
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“You advertised that the price of Hunter Biden’s latest artwork is in the range of $55,000 to $225,000. It is a concern that we may be receiving anonymous high-value transactions from buyers,” Comer wrote to Bergès.. “The American public deserves to be transparent about certain details regarding Hunter Biden’s expensive art deal. We believe you have material information relevant to this investigation. I have.”
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.
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Art experts have derided Biden’s artwork as overpriced, suggesting that buyers pay for the Biden name rather than the art itself.
Some have questioned whether clandestine art buyers are trying to do the first family a favor, suggesting that the White House’s involvement in price negotiations is an ethical issue.
“The whole thing is a really bad idea,” said Richard Painter, who served as President George W. Bush’s chief ethics attorney from 2005 to 2007. In a July 2021 interview with The Washington Post, he said: Foreign governments could otherwise try to buy the art and win goodwill from the White House.
The White House says that by keeping the identities of art buyers private, the president’s son can have a career in the arts while ensuring the process is ethical.
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“The president has established the highest ethical standards of any administration in American history, and his family’s involvement in such a rigorous process epitomizes that,” White House press secretary Andrew Bates said at the time. It’s a prime example,” he said.
Fox News’ Houston Keene contributed to this report.
