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Ukraine: £2.47 Million for Repin and Petrov-Vodkin

Monday, June 15th, 2009 @ 22:15 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Business, Finance, Governance
Languages:: English

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Ucrania: £2.47 Millones por Repin y Petrov-Vodkin...

IZO reports that Alina Ayvazova, Kyiv mayor's wife, has paid £2.47 million at an auction in London to acquire two paintings by Russian artists Ilya Repin and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.

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