"Very rare" Trump sketch of New York skyline goes on auction

Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-26 11:42:32|Editor: Liangyu
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WASHINGTON, July 25 (Xinhua) -- For fans of Donald Trump, a rare chance to collect a genuine piece of artwork by the U.S. president has finally arrived.

At a price about 10,000 U.S. dollars, a presidential sketch of the New York City skyline can be brought home. As for the artistic level of the work? Well, should that be a factor at all?

The 11.5" by 9" (29.2cm by 22.9cm) sketch of the New York City skyline is composed of six high-rises depicted as mongline rectangles and triangles.

In the center of the drawing is the Trump tower, Trump's namesake property in downtown New York, which stands out from all the block buildings with some exclusive details.

Below the buildings are wavy lines and Trump's signature scrawled with a golden pen.

Showing no signs of adjustments or coloring, the drawing may have taken less than a minute to finish.

According to the auction house, the drawing was made in 2005 for a charity event aiming to eliminate illiteracy.

The auction house said the drawing is "very rare, with only a handful of such drawings known."

In "near fine condition," the sketch was originally priced at 9,000 dollars, and with less than two days left in the auction, two bidders have already raised the bid to 9,900 dollars.

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