Metropolitan Museum’s deaccessioned George Washington portrait could bring $2.5m at auction

Image caption: Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington, painted during the president’s lifetime. Image courtesy of Christie’s. Article by Carlie Porterfield. The Art Newspaper – December 20, 2023.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has deaccessioned a rare portrait of the first US president, George Washington, which will be sold at auction to raise money for the museum’s acquisition fund. The painting, by famed […]

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