Epstein owned painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress. Here’s context
For years a rumor It has gone viral that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein owns a painting of former President Bill Clinton in a blue dress.
image reappeared On social media after the US Department of Justice launched additional first part of the Epstein files, Epstein Files Transparency Actnecessitated the publication of these documents.
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The image and her alleged connection to Epstein were spread across the internet. reddit, Facebook and.
Photo of Clinton’s painting hanging on the wall it waswas actually included in the Epstein files (see page 17 and download EFTA00000862.pdf). Therefore, we evaluated this claim as correct.
It was unclear whether Epstein had a copy of the portrait or the original painting. Originally created by Australian-American artist Petrina Ryan-Kield. with Oil on canvas as Snopes first reported In 2019.
As of the time this article was written, prints of the painting titled “Separation Bill” were available. available To buy from Saatchi, the leading online art gallery. A. Photograph also cited Ryan-Kield It stands next to the work at the 2012 Tribeca Ball, an art exhibition organized annually by the New York Academy of Art and a popular event among New York society.
in 2019 report Ryan-Kield said in her study with Snopes that she ultimately did not know who owned the original painting. Here’s what he said in an email:
In 2012, when I was a graduate student at the New York Academy of Art, I painted Presidents Clinton and Bush as part of my master’s thesis. When the school held a fundraiser at the Tribeca Ball that year, they sold my painting to one of the attendees. At the time I had no idea who the buyer was. Like most of my paintings, I completely lost track of this work when it was sold seven years ago. It was a complete surprise to me to learn yesterday that the incident took place at Epstein’s home.
Ryan-Kield he told Artnet News Clinton’s outfit in the painting is a reference to Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress. middle His relationship with his former intern, who later became an intern, attracted media attention. activist against cyberbullying. According to ArtNet, Ryan-Kield said the painting, which is part of a series of works he created, “How do opposition parties caricature leaders?”
Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing minors. His ties to the likes of Clinton and US President Donald Trump came under renewed scrutiny during Congress’ investigation into the Epstein case.
Sources:
Arcara, Kenneth. “New York Academy of Art 2012 Tribeca Ball.” Guest of a Guest, https://archive.is/XIhjY
EFTA00000862.Pdf. U.S. Department of Justice, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%201/EFTA00000862.pdf.
US Department of Justice. Dataset 1 Files. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-discloses/data-set-1-files?page=17.
MacGuill, Dan. “Was There a Painting of Bill Clinton Wearing a Dress in Epstein’s Apartment?” Snopes15 August 2019, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/epstein-clinton-dress-painting/.
“Parsing Petrina Ryan-Kleid’s Bill Table.” Clockmaker Art, https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Parsing-Bill/488702/12801699/view. Access date: 25 November 2025.
“Petrina Ryan-Kleid Artworks.” Clockmaker Art, https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/488702. Access date: 25 November 2025.
US Department of Justice. Dataset 1 Files. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-discloses/data-set-1-files?page=17.
Walters, Isolde. “There Was a Portrait of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress in Jeffrey Epstein’s Home.” Online Mail14 August 2019, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7353967/Did-Jeffrey-Epstein-portrait-Bill-Clinton-blue-dress-red-heels-NYC-mansion.html.
