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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/metropolitan-museums-deaccessioned-george-washington-portrait-could-bring-2-5m-at-auction/
- Published: 2023-12-23T10:00:01-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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 […] Click here to view original web page at www.theartnewspaper.com