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Many art collectors lean toward a certain artistic movement. For Donald Trump, that genre is himself. In 2013, Trump directed art collector pal Stewart Rahr to spend $100,000 on his behalf for a 9-foot oil painting of himself by artist William Quigley at a charity auction in the Hamptons. In 2007, he reportedly purchased a $20,000, 6-foot portrait of himself during a fundraising auction at his Mar-a-Lago estate. However, the funds for this piece came from the Donald J. Trump foundation, not Trump's own pocketbook, according to The Washington Post. As of September 2016, the portrait hangs in the Trump National Golf Club Westchester
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Many art collectors lean toward a certain artistic movement. For Donald Trump, that genre is himself. In 2013, Trump directed art collector pal Stewart Rahr to spend $100,000 on his behalf for a 9-foot oil painting of himself by artist William Quigley at a charity auction in the Hamptons. In 2007, he reportedly purchased a $20,000, 6-foot portrait of himself during a fundraising auction at his Mar-a-Lago estate. However, the funds for this piece came from the Donald J. Trump foundation, not Trump's own pocketbook, according to The Washington Post. As of September 2016, the portrait hangs in the Trump National Golf Club Westchester