Andy Warhol’s portrait of Trump Tower up for auction
An Andy Warhol portrait rejected by Donald Trump more than 40 years ago is up for auction — and the famed artist’s diaries reveal his first impression of the future president.
While the painting awaits the paddle of the highest bidder, diary entries from the prince of pop art offer unique insight into the New York high society that brought Trump to international fame — and the artist’s real-time impressions of the young real-estate titan.The unlikely pair was introduced by the then-art director at Interview magazine Marc Balet, who was working on cataloging the stores that would open in the Trump Tower atrium.
“I guess because they go around to so many things where there’s food. And they didn’t have drinks, they all just had Tabs,” he continued, referring to the popular diet pop of the 1980s. However, when Mr. and Mrs. Trump visited Warhol’s Factory, they were disappointed with the lack of color coordination. They decided not to purchase the paintings and never paid Warhol for his work.
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