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"Komsomolskaya Pravda" - July 15, 2011
In Moscow, Ivan Aivazovsky painting stolen $ 18 million.

Landscape "Seashore in calm" - one of thousands of works of the master.
Seller antique interior delayed, is wanted paintings Alexander Boyko - 7/15/2011

On Friday in the capital, became aware of the missing paintings famous marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, "Seashore in calm," a landscape with a cart and a boat, "Seascape."

Injured himself as 49-year-old general director of JSC "Russian national bank," Ivanov said.

He told officers that the stolen painting the landscape is true of the famous Russian artist, and he appreciates it a little low at 18 million rubles. - Stories of missing paintings a year - said the "KP" a law enforcement source. - According to the owner of the painting was lost in May and June 2010 from the Antique Center on a gun outside. The banker then put her up for sale. But only recently realized that he ran his finger around. Since then much has changed.

A cannon-street there is no antique shops, even closed the bank in which he worked Ivanov. was left tangled history of the transfer fabric banker no one 64-year-old Armenian citizen Ovakimyanu for its sale. In June 2010, entrusted the painting armenin 53-year employee of the Antique Center moskivchke Pribytkova, which promised to restore her Ovakimyanu.

- Pribytkova was unmasked in a crime - reported in the State Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Moscow - in relation to delay the criminal case under article "fraud on a large scale" and a preventive measure - under house arrest.

According to investigators Pribytkova implemented now without the knowledge of Ivanov and Hovakimyan an unknown person. Under what circumstances and for how long a woman does not speak. Since then, no canvas, no earned for him a means Pribytkova owner did not return. The police have taken all measures to find the missing masterpiece. However, a masterpiece or not for sure yet is not known.

Ivanov and Hovakimyan failed to provide investigators with documents confirming the authenticity of the picture. - Often banks to take account of credits value, including pictures of people and send them in antique shops without documents - reported in the investigation - paintings offered for sale at a price which includes the value of art criticism expertise.

It is usually paid by the buyer who wants to make sure it's not fake. It is known that the ancestors of the enterprising marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky was Galician of Armenians. He established a school in which students worked many Russian artists, who, to survive, making copies of popular paintings by the master along with his signature ...
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"MK"Landscape Aivazovsky disappeared in the depths of the antique July 15, 2011 at 20:23 Lawsuit for fraud

Cloth famous Russian marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, "Seashore in calm. Landscape with wagon and a boat "was stolen from a private collection director of one of the capital's museums.

As it became known "MK", ​​49-year-old connoisseur of painting last summer gave the picture (according to the owner, the value of the landscape is 18 million) deposited with his friend, a native of Armenia, which is trusted. The man, known among collectors, in turn, a few months ago gave a picture of a lady who had to pay for the restoration of the canvas. However, after several weeks the landscape of a woman was not there. A criminal case for fraud. But the guilt of a woman too early to speak - she is a witness in the case. As for the paintings, then its cost can be high. By the way, from the hand of the great marine painter left about 6000 works. By the way, this type of situation, when a painting or sculpture "flirting" among antique dealers and collectors are very common. But most of all lovers of antiques can not stand the dirty linen in public and solve the conflict in my own way.