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Israelis' creative spirit somehow thrives despite all the obstacles this tiny nation has faced. I'm privileged to share these fascinating stories with ToI readers and listeners, increasing your awareness of the remarkably vibrant Israeli arts community. Epstein owned a private island in the Caribbean, homes in Paris and New York City, a New Mexico ranch, and a fleet of high-priced cars. Petrina also privately teaches painting to novice, intermediate and advanced students. “In 2012, as a grad student at the New York Academy of Art, I painted pictures of Presidents Clinton and Bush as part of my master’s thesis,” explained Petrina Ryan-Kleid in a statement to The Post on Thursday.
According to photos obtained by the Daily Mail Epstein had a picture of Bill Clinton wearing Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress in Oval Office in his Manhattan Mansion. The anonymous source told The Daily Mail she was shocked to see the bizarre portrait, prompting her to take a photo of the painting in 2012. As The New York Post noted, Ryan-Kleid exhibited her portrait of Clinton when she graduated from the New York Academy of Art in 2012. On the online art gallery, Saatchi, the original is described as an “oil on canvas” painting, and The Post‘s source (it’s unclear if it’s the same person who spoke with The Mail) said the version in Epstein’s home was also done with oil. As with most of my paintings, I had completely lost track of this piece when it was sold seven years ago.
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Sources told The Post on Wednesday that Epstein — who was facing sex trafficking charges before his alleged suicide — had the oil painting hanging in his home for all to see. The source provided a blurry picture of the strange portrait — allegedly hanging in a room off the stairway of the Upper East Side townhouse — that they claim was snapped while in the home in October 2012. In the picture, Clinton has his legs crossed with one side of the blue dress — reminiscent of Monica Lewinsky — hanging off his shoulder.
I'm proud to cover Israeli arts and culture for The Times of Israel. My beat shows 'the other side' of life here, with inspiring artists of all stripes -- musicians, painters and writers, chefs and winemakers, filmmakers and screenwriters. The bizarre picture, which was prominently on display in a room at the Upper East Side house of the deceased millionaire, was seen by several visitors to the house. It was one of several bizarre art pieces that Epstein, 66, kept in his $56 million mansion. A woman who visited the Epstein residence before his July arrest confirmed the existence of the Clinton painting to the Daily Mail. Conspiracy theories have circulated online surrounding Epstein's apparent suicide, including some that imply former President Bill Clinton was linked to Epstein's death.
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He reportedly had been taken off suicide watch and was on “special observation” when he was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at a hospital. "It was through a door that had been left temporarily open by his housekeeper or butler. I thought, 'Why in the world would Epstein have that up?' I didn't even know that they knew each other," she said, adding that it was her business partner that took the photo. According to the source, they spotted the picture when they were being led from Epstein's office to his personal quarters. This undated photograph showing the blue dress worn by Monica Lewinsky along with other items related to her relationship with President Clinton was submitted as evidence in the Kenneth Starr investigation. The original painting is called ‘Parsing Bill’ and is by Australian-American artist Petrina Ryan-Kleid, although it is unclear if Epstein had bought the canvas or had a print mounted. Ryan-Kleid exhibited for her degree show when she graduated with an MFA in 2012 from the New York Academy of Art.
In fact, Clinton was shown to have flown to Epstein’s so-called “Pedophile Island” on his “Lolita Express” private jet at least 26 times, according to flight flogs. Jeffrey Epstein had a bizarre portrait of Bill Clinton in a dress hanging in his Manhattan mansion, DailyMailTV can reveal. Among those confounded by the revelation this week that accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had owned and prominently displayed a freakish painting of former President Bill Clinton is the artist herself. Epstein, who was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Saturday morning in an apparent suicide by hanging, enjoyed a relationship with Clinton that went back several years. Clinton previously praised Epstein’s intellect and philanthropic efforts and was a frequent flyer aboard his private jet. Elsewhere in his New York home, Epstein reportedly had ‘row upon row of individually framed eyeballs’, according to Vanity Fair, which were imported from England and ‘made for injured soldiers’.
A satirical painting of former President Bill Clinton wearing a blue dress and bright red heels hung in convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's New York City mansion, according to reports. The dress is similar to one worn by Hillary Clinton at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors“It was absolutely Bill Clinton. He was wearing heels, a blue dress and his hand was in a weird position,” the source told the newspaper. The Daily Mailfirst reported the existence of the portrait, speaking with a source who surreptitiously snapped a photo of it during a visit to the financier and convicted sex offender’s home in October 2012. The oil painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress and red heels is titled Parsing Bill, and was painted by Australian-American artist Petrina Ryan-Kleid.
The painting has been matched to an oil work called “Parsing Bill,” sold by Australian-American artist Petrina Ryan-Kleid. According to the Post source, the work in Epstein’s mansion also appears to be oil, and its size is consistent with the dimensions of the original that Ryan-Kleid exhibited in 2012 when she graduated with an MFA from the New York Academy for Art. For the low price of $120, a 10 x 10 print of the now-cursed image is available for purchase at the online gallery Saatchi Art. The painting of Clinton, particularly his hand position, was reportedly inspired by the famous image of Uncle Sam in the WW1 recruitment poster, while the term ‘parsing’ can mean to analyse and uncover the deeper meaning of something. It has also been suggested the blue dress is similar to the one worn by Monica Lewinsky during one of her meetings with Clinton. "It was absolutely Bill Clinton. It was shocking - it was definitely a painting of him," the source told the outlet.
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