White House Won’t Know Who’s Buying Hunter’s Art

New York Times: “The gallery is planning to sell 15 works by Hunter Biden, and is asking as much as $500,000 apiece. The prices — which are high for a novice artist — have raised questions in Washington about whether the works might attract buyers seeking to curry favor with the Biden White House.”

“In response, the administration has helped to develop a set of ethics guidelines that call on the gallery to keep the identity of buyers and other details of the sales from both the artist and the administration. Even though the art world is widely known for its secrecy and a lack of transparency, questions remain about how the arrangement will play out in practice.”