- President Trump sketched the Empire State Building that sold for $16,000
- The 12-inch-by-9-inch depiction of the New York City skyscraper was created by Trump for an auction in Florida during the time he opened his Mar-a-Lago estate
- The unnamed buyer said a portion of the proceeds are going to WHDD-FM
- Trump also sketched the Manhattan skyline that sold this July for $29,000
A sketch of the Empire State Building drawn by President Donald Trump sold at auction Thursday for $16,000.
Julien’s Auctions says the 12-inch-by-9-inch black marker depiction of the iconic New York City skyscraper was created by Trump for a charity auction in Florida.
It was during the time he opened his Mar-a-Lago estate as a private club in 1995.
Donald Trump sketched a 12-inch-by-9-inch black marker depiction of the iconic New York City skyscraper that sold at auction on Thursday for $16,000
Julien’s says the piece signed by Trump went for less than $100 the first time it was sold. It was estimated to go for $8,000 to $12,000 at the auction that took place in Los Angeles and online Thursday.
The buyer has not been named but the auction house says a portion of the proceeds of the sale are going to benefit WHDD-FM, a National Public Radio station in Connecticut.
Trump wrote in his book The Art of the Deal: Deals are my art form: ‘Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks’.
This image provided by Julien’s Auctions shows a sketch of the Empire State Building drawn by President Donald Trump that sold for $16,000 at auction on Thursday
This isn’t the first triumph for Trump in the art department. A Manhattan skyline that he sketched sold at auction this July for $29,000.
The winner was not identified but he or she splashed out $29,184, including the premium for the piece of art.
Nate Sanders, the auction house founder, said: ‘It’s an extremely high price, and it’s pretty much unprecedented for a modern president.’
‘Trump has that ‘wow’ factor,’ he concluded, reported The New York Times.
He sketched a Manhattan skyline (pictured above) that sold at auction this July for $29,000, the winner is unnamed