A rare portrait of George Washington could sell for as much as $2.5 million at Christie's.
The painting, created by artist Gilbert Stuart, has been in the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1944. The museum has decided to sell the piece early next year to raise money for its acquisition fund.
Just 14 works from the “Vaughan” series are known to exist today, according to Christie’s. Four are in private hands, while the others are part of various museum and university collections.
The piece will be sold during Christie’s Important Americana sale, which is scheduled for January 18 and 19.
Main Image :Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, 1795, Courtesy Christie's
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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