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Ivanka Trump's Instagram put her at the center of a controversy over her lavish art collection worth millions — here's what she's displayed

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Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have a valuable collection of artwork, but if it weren't for Instagram, we might not know anything about it.

According to Artnet, the couple has been criticized for failing to disclose their collection in financial documents, despite some pieces being worth as much as $500,000.

According to the Office of Government Ethics, federal employees are required to report any artwork that is kept for investment purposes and worth more than $1,000. Kushner is a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.

Experts say the couple's collection could be worth millions, but a lawyer for Kushner told Artnet that the art was "for decorative purposes" only.

Ivanka has posted many images on Instagram of her and her family against the backdrop of their expansive art collection.

Take a look at some of those photos:

SEE ALSO: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner failed to disclose an art collection that experts say is worth millions

Ivanka Trump frequently takes pictures of herself and her family posing in front of artwork that lines the walls of their $4 million condo on Park Avenue in New York.

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Some of these pieces are worth as much as $500,000, but the couple did not disclose this information in financial reports when Kushner became a federal employee.

Source: Artnet 



In the background of this photo of Trump posing with two of her children, Arabella and Joseph, is a Nate Lowman painting from his "Bullet Holes" collection. Two of his similar works sold at Sotheby's for about $177,000 in 2016 and $665,000 in 2013. On the right-hand side is a Dan Colen chewing-gum painting.

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According to Bloomberg, a similar Colen piece sold for $578,000 at Phillips New York in 2012.

Source: Bloomberg, Sotheby's 2013 and 2016



These paintings have appeared in the background of Trump's Instagram posts for months.

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See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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