NEW YORK: George W Bush famously became to portrait painting as a hobby when he left place of work. Could President Donald Trump one day observe in his footsteps, encouraged by the recent sale of his drawing of New York City's Empire State Building for $16,000?
It is not the first time a Trump doodle bought for a major sum: A 2005 sketch of the New York skyline - with Trump Tower on the heart - bought for greater than $29,000 in July.
The newest drawing bought remaining week at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles to any other prominent New York developer, Elie Hirschfeld, the auction space said.
The picture, which carries Trump's signature, dates to 1995 when Trump owned a stake within the iconic 102-story Empire State in midtown Manhattan and used to be locked in a hire dispute.
Trump accused the occupants of permitting rats to infest the skyscraper and unsuccessfully sued to check out to force them out. He in the end bought his hobby within the development in 2002.
Trump sketched the skyscraper at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for a charity auction, where it bought for not up to $100. The authentic purchaser, whom the auction space did not establish, has stored the drawing until now.
Hirschfeld, whose company owns greater than 1 million square ft of industrial area and greater than 1,000 residential gadgets, additionally just lately bought Andy Warhol's 1981 pencil drawing of Trump Tower.
"The Warhol and Trump pieces are unique and iconic depictions of New York City that will make perfect additions to the Hirschfeld Art collection," Hirschfeld said in a remark.
Hirschfeld and Trump partnered on various development projects previously, together with the massive residential towers referred to as Trump Place along the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side.
It is not the first time a Trump doodle bought for a major sum: A 2005 sketch of the New York skyline - with Trump Tower on the heart - bought for greater than $29,000 in July.
The newest drawing bought remaining week at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles to any other prominent New York developer, Elie Hirschfeld, the auction space said.
The picture, which carries Trump's signature, dates to 1995 when Trump owned a stake within the iconic 102-story Empire State in midtown Manhattan and used to be locked in a hire dispute.
Trump accused the occupants of permitting rats to infest the skyscraper and unsuccessfully sued to check out to force them out. He in the end bought his hobby within the development in 2002.
Trump sketched the skyscraper at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for a charity auction, where it bought for not up to $100. The authentic purchaser, whom the auction space did not establish, has stored the drawing until now.
Hirschfeld, whose company owns greater than 1 million square ft of industrial area and greater than 1,000 residential gadgets, additionally just lately bought Andy Warhol's 1981 pencil drawing of Trump Tower.
"The Warhol and Trump pieces are unique and iconic depictions of New York City that will make perfect additions to the Hirschfeld Art collection," Hirschfeld said in a remark.
Hirschfeld and Trump partnered on various development projects previously, together with the massive residential towers referred to as Trump Place along the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side.
Trump's Empire State Building doodle fetches $16,000
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