India, July 26 -- A bright red sculpture of US President Donald Trump surprisingly sprang up at a busy Manhattan crossroads early on July 23. It appeared as though the President's waist-up body was scaling out of a manhole in the life-size resin sculpture. Known as "Donald," the piece was installed covertly by French artist James Colomina.

Trump, dressed in a suit and tie, was depicted in the statue staring up with his lips pursed and his face serious. A small red rat caught a glimpse of the outside of the manhole cover next to the president.

Known for his controversial red sculptures erected in public areas, Colomina told USA Today, "I installed the sculpture in New York because this is where he built his image, his empire, his legend....