After the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, reports emerged that claimed to detail an unusual choice of artwork in the disgraced financier's New York City apartment some years earlier.
standing next to the work at the Tribeca Ball, an annual art exhibit run by the New York Academy of Art, and a popular event for New York socialites. Ryan-Kleid told Snopes that's where an unidentified buyer purchased the original work. In an emailed statement, the artist wrote:
"In 2012, as a grad student at the New York Academy of Art, I painted pictures of Presidents Clinton and Bush as part of my Master's thesis. When the school put on a fundraiser at the Tribeca Ball that year, they sold my painting to one of the attendees. I had no idea who the buyer was at the time. As with most of my paintings, I had completely lost track of this piece when it was sold seven years ago.
Ryan-Kleid did not recall having sold the painting to Epstein, specifically, and said she first heard about any potential link to the financier from a family member who had read the August 2019 news reports mentioned above. As such, she was not able to offer corroboration for those reports, or for claims that Epstein had once had the painting in his home, or that the photograph published by the Daily Mail was in fact taken at Epstein's apartment.
Until and unless further corroborating information becomes available, we are therefore issuing a rating of"Unproven."Walters, Isolde and Cheyenne Roundtree. "Jeffrey Epstein Had a Painting Bill Clinton Wearing a Blue Dress..." Colvin, Jill. "What Did Jeffrey Epstein's Famous Friends Know and See?" Watkins, Ali. "Jeffrey Epstein is Indicted on Sex Charges as Discovery of Nude Photos is Disclosed." Mangan, Dan and Kevin Breuninger.
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