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Panorama, Armenia
June 17 2011
Swede lumberman `owned' millions for Aivazovsky's painting
An ordinary Swede lumberman was shocked to know he `owned' 7,6
million kronor ($1.2 million) for the painting hanging on his wall for
almost a decade, `The Local' writes.
The painting, which had been left to him by his wife when she passed
away, turned out to be a work of master Ivan Aivazovsky of Armenian
origin dating back to 1858. The painting called "The Battle of
Bomarsund" was sold in Uppsala Auction House (Uppsala
Auktionskammare).
The painting was put out for auction on the net with a starting price
of 8,000-10,000 kronor.
The improbable story began when the elderly man who was moving house
decided he had some stuff to get rid of.
He got in contact with a small Stockholm auction house and sent a few
boxes over to them, including a large canvas his wife had left him
when she passed away in 2002, which would be too large for the walls
of his new home.
On a note he had written: `Will you accept these things? Sell what you
can and leave the rest to the Red Cross!'
June 17 2011
Swede lumberman `owned' millions for Aivazovsky's painting
An ordinary Swede lumberman was shocked to know he `owned' 7,6
million kronor ($1.2 million) for the painting hanging on his wall for
almost a decade, `The Local' writes.
The painting, which had been left to him by his wife when she passed
away, turned out to be a work of master Ivan Aivazovsky of Armenian
origin dating back to 1858. The painting called "The Battle of
Bomarsund" was sold in Uppsala Auction House (Uppsala
Auktionskammare).
The painting was put out for auction on the net with a starting price
of 8,000-10,000 kronor.
The improbable story began when the elderly man who was moving house
decided he had some stuff to get rid of.
He got in contact with a small Stockholm auction house and sent a few
boxes over to them, including a large canvas his wife had left him
when she passed away in 2002, which would be too large for the walls
of his new home.
On a note he had written: `Will you accept these things? Sell what you
can and leave the rest to the Red Cross!'