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    Moscow Police Detain Woman Accused of Stealing Aivazovsky Painting

    07.15.2011 14:03 epress.am

    Moscow police have detained a woman on suspicion of stealing a
    painting by famous seascape painter Ivan Aivazovsky she was reportedly
    restoring, a police source told Itar-Tass news agency on Friday.

    According to the source, the bank director who owned the painting told
    police that he had given the woman Aivazovsky's painting `Seashore.
    Calm. A Landscape with a Carriage and a Boat' (detail, pictured)
    estimated to be worth about 18 million RUB (about $640,000 USD). He
    failed to get the painting back after the restoration.

    So far the man has not produced any documents confirming the
    painting's authenticity.

    The woman was detained on fraud charges. Police are currently
    attempting to find the painting.


    From: Baghdasarian
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