Sotheby’s withdrew from the auction Aivazovsky painting at the request of Interpol – IA REGNUM

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Washington, June 3, 2015, 07:37 – REGNUM The auction house Sotheby’s withdrew from the auction painting by Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky ” Evening in Cairo “at the request of the Russian bureau of Interpol.

The Bureau believes that the painting was stolen and illegally exported from Russia. An investigation is underway.

Representatives of Sotheby’s went to meet law enforcement and took a picture from the auction until the end of proceedings.

Aivazovsky painting “An Evening in Cairo,” at an estimated cost of $ 2,4-3,1 million was supposed to be one of the top lots of the auction.

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