Now that President Joe Biden’s political career has officially ended, Hunter Biden may need to find new ways to profit, as his family’s ability to capitalize on shady foreign business deals and his so-called “art” sales is no longer viable.
Art industry experts suggest Hunter Biden’s art career is effectively over. With his father no longer a key political figure, Hunter’s dubious art business will likely fade as well. “His father is no longer relevant in the maelstrom, which is politics,” said Charlie Horne, president of Gurr Johns, an art valuation and advisory firm. Horne predicted that Hunter Biden’s art market will “wash away” over time, adding, “His cachet will be short-lived. I don’t think he’s ever gotten real traction.”
Critics argue that Hunter’s brief art “career” was propped up solely by his father’s influence in Washington, which may be the case, as only ten individuals reportedly purchased his paintings for a total of $1.5 million. Last year, the GOP-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee investigated the Biden family’s dealings to uncover the identities of anonymous buyers who paid exorbitant prices for Hunter’s art. Some of his pieces, described by critics as resembling a child’s paint spills, were priced between $75,000 and $500,000 and were sold through Georges Bergès Gallery. However, there has been little transparency regarding who these buyers are.
Natasha Degen, chairwoman of art market studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, noted that the prices paid for Hunter Biden’s artwork don’t align with the actual value of the work itself.
The Biden family has long been accused of leveraging their name for financial and political gain, and Hunter’s art dealings appear to follow that trend. It’s speculated that some buyers may have purchased his art at inflated prices in exchange for potential access to then-Vice President Biden or meetings at the White House.
At one point, Hunter Biden claimed that art would be his full-time career, but now, with his conviction on gun charges, he likely has bigger concerns than deciding which color to blow through a straw for his next “masterpiece.”
