The Chicago Art Institute has dismissed reports that Donald Trump owns the original 'Two Sisters' painting by Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Trump biographer Tim O'Brien claimed on Vanity Fair's that Mr Trump told him in an interview that the painting - which hangs in his private jet - is the original.
But a spokesperson for the Chicago Institute of Art says the original oil canvas has been hanging in its gallery for more than 80 years.
A museum spokeswoman said they were "satisfied that our version is real”, reports The Chicago Tribune.
US President Donald J. Trump during a meeting. Source: AAP
She said the iconic painting had changed hands multiple times and was a gift given to the museum way back in 1933 by art collector Annie Swan Coburn.
Ms Coburn bought the painting for $US100,000 ($AUD127,000) from art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who is believed to have purchased the Renoir from the artist in 1881.
Renoir's Two Sisters (1881) hangs in Chicago's Art Institute on 18 October 2017. Source: TNS/Getty Images
Renoir was born in 1841 and was associated with Impressionism, a French art movement based on an artist's first impression of an object.
Mr Trump has not commented on recent speculation surrounding the painting.
