Hunter Biden's art collection worth 'millions of dollars' destroyed in LA wildfires

The artwork had been stored near the Pacific Palisades home of Hunter Biden's attorney in Hollywood.

A collection of nearly 200 artworks by Hunter Biden was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires, The Post has confirmed.

The art, valued at "millions of dollars," was kept in storage near the Pacific Palisades residence of Hunter Biden's Hollywood lawyer, Kevin Morris, according to a source close to the Biden family.

Morris, who lent Hunter Biden nearly $5 million to help with a tax bill and financed a documentary about him, lives in a large five-bedroom, six-bathroom house that remains one of the few still standing in the affluent neighborhood.

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As the fires spread last week, President Biden commented that his son’s Malibu property might have survived, though it was unclear at the time. "Today, it appears that it’s still standing. They’re not sure."

A lawyer representing Hunter Biden, a self-taught artist who took up painting during recovery from drug addiction, did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

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Georges Berges, a Soho gallerist who had previously represented Hunter’s art and organized his solo shows in Los Angeles and New York since 2021, stated he ended his professional relationship with Hunter last year.

“I don’t know what’s happening with the art,” said gallery owner Georges Berges. “I have some of his work on canvas, some metal pieces at the gallery.”

Hunter Biden’s artwork was priced as high as $500,000 per piece, though Berges mentioned the typical price was closer to $85,000.

Morris purchased $875,000 worth of Hunter’s art through Berges, many of which featured flowers painted on Japanese paper.

Berges testified to a congressional panel last year that Hunter was aware of the identities of most of his art buyers, despite the White House’s assurances that their identities would be kept confidential to prevent conflicts of interest.

In addition to Morris, Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali was named as another buyer, acquiring artworks both before and after receiving a prestigious presidential appointment, as reported.

Hunter Biden received a controversial pardon from his father last month on charges related to gun possession and tax evasion.