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Storm at Rocky Coast Aivazovsky's canvas was returned to National
Gallery of Armenia
June 3, 2011 - 16:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 3, Storm at Rocky Coast Ivan Aivazovsky's
canvas was returned to the National Gallery of Armenia. 21 years ago,
the canvas was stolen from the Armenian Society of Cultural
Communications. On February 26, 2001 it was put out for auction in
Moscow.
Russian senator Hovhannes Ohanyan, whose collection lists over 200
works by Armenian, Russian and foreign artists donated the canvas to
the Gallery. `I'm happy the canvas returned to its owner. It must have
been predetermined for me to buy out the picture and return it to
Armenia. From the very first second I saw it, I decided to return the
canvass to the Gallery,' the Senator said during donation ceremony.
At the auction, the canvas was offered for 24 million rubles.
Armenian Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan and Russian cultural
officials attended the ceremony.
Gallery of Armenia
June 3, 2011 - 16:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 3, Storm at Rocky Coast Ivan Aivazovsky's
canvas was returned to the National Gallery of Armenia. 21 years ago,
the canvas was stolen from the Armenian Society of Cultural
Communications. On February 26, 2001 it was put out for auction in
Moscow.
Russian senator Hovhannes Ohanyan, whose collection lists over 200
works by Armenian, Russian and foreign artists donated the canvas to
the Gallery. `I'm happy the canvas returned to its owner. It must have
been predetermined for me to buy out the picture and return it to
Armenia. From the very first second I saw it, I decided to return the
canvass to the Gallery,' the Senator said during donation ceremony.
At the auction, the canvas was offered for 24 million rubles.
Armenian Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan and Russian cultural
officials attended the ceremony.