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Why would anyone pay $500,000 for a painting by Hunter Biden?
The Guardian ^ | Tue 17 Aug 2021 | Arwa Mahdawi

Posted on 08/17/2021 7:00:28 PM PDT by 11th_VA

It looks like the prodigal son is a painter now. Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s child, has apparently been dabbling with paints for years. Now his hobby has turned serious: starting soon, you can pick up one of his colourful creations from a gallery in New York’s SoHo. It will cost you, though: the pieces are reportedly priced between $75,000 and $500,000.

Who parts with that much cash for the work of a new, not exactly critically acclaimed, painter? We may never know. Hunter’s new career raises obvious ethical issues for his father and, in an attempt to avoid accusations of influence peddling, the Biden administration has asked the gallerist to keep all information about the buyers and prices of Hunter’s work confidential…

Weirdly, however, while the situation has raised a few eyebrows in the mainstream media, liberals haven’t been as outraged about the situation as one might expect. If Donald Trump Jr had been flogging art for oversized amounts while his dad was in office, I reckon the liberal reaction might be rather different…

… And if you really think that Hunter’s paintings earned their price tag on artistic merit alone, then I have an overpriced painting of a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

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To: 11th_VA

> Who parts with that much cash for the work of a new, not exactly critically acclaimed, painter? <

$500,000 is cheap price to pay if it gets you a federal contract worth $50 million.

And hey, you can always donate it later and get a tax deduction.


21 posted on 08/17/2021 7:09:08 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: 11th_VA
"Why would anyone pay $500,000 for a painting by Hunter Biden?"

Bribery to Traitorjoe and money laundering are two reasons.

22 posted on 08/17/2021 7:09:40 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Lurkinanloomin
The test will be the secondary market. Will anyone be willing to pay a current owner $500,000 for his Hunter Biden painting?

If it is valuable art, the answer is yes. If it is a bribe, the answer is no.

23 posted on 08/17/2021 7:10:40 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: 11th_VA

Because $50K goes to Biden


24 posted on 08/17/2021 7:10:54 PM PDT by Jeremiah2911
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To: 11th_VA

25 posted on 08/17/2021 7:11:04 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalemabcxp. A A)
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To: Toespi

Hey...he IS after all, the “smartest guy Joe Biden knows”!


26 posted on 08/17/2021 7:11:26 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: 11th_VA

Only $500,000? I’ll offer $650,000.

Oh wait. Cancel that.

I just got ahead of myself. He’s such an important new skyrocket in the art world that I just couldn’t help it. The new Rembrandt. A master./s


27 posted on 08/17/2021 7:12:06 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: 11th_VA

If the IC ever wants to throw Biden under the bus they can just indict Hunter for his long list of crimes that are public knowledge.


28 posted on 08/17/2021 7:13:16 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: 11th_VA
"Why would anyone pay $500,000 for a painting by Hunter Biden?"

Maybe they're being painted by George Bush and biden is signing his name to them.
29 posted on 08/17/2021 7:14:17 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: 11th_VA

Same thing as getting a multi-million dollar book deal except you get to cut out the middleman.


30 posted on 08/17/2021 7:14:28 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: 11th_VA

The works of Hunter Biden look mighty curiously similar to those of Ralph Steadman.


31 posted on 08/17/2021 7:15:55 PM PDT by blackdog (Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
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To: 11th_VA

To help launder money


32 posted on 08/17/2021 7:18:17 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: 11th_VA

People wanting access to Joe. Great way to launder money, especially when the Biden’s refuse to disclose who the buyers are.


33 posted on 08/17/2021 7:20:52 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: 11th_VA

Humper is useful now, but after demented joe is removed, he won’t have the same access to willie brown’s punch.


34 posted on 08/17/2021 7:28:19 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: 11th_VA

Because he’s a wonderful artist, the best since iRembrandt


35 posted on 08/17/2021 7:28:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: fhayek

Good point. None of these “works of art” will ever be seen on the market again. Because there will be no market for them.


36 posted on 08/17/2021 7:29:47 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (resist the narrative. .)
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To: 11th_VA

This is the way the Chinese and Russians roll.
Myou don’t think that stoner thought this up himself?

List laptops cost a lot. $500 k for funzies-
Throw in that shithole country Afghanistan while you are at it.

Look at all those Taliban mokes sitting around in the Presidents office. They were told to go sit there. They look as surprised as anyone. This was handed to them. Why is that?


37 posted on 08/17/2021 7:30:13 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: rlmorel

Why Watson, I believe you are onto something!


38 posted on 08/17/2021 7:30:17 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: Larry Lucido

39 posted on 08/17/2021 7:30:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: rlmorel

Why Watson, I believe you are onto something!


40 posted on 08/17/2021 7:32:01 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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