 Aivazovsky’s Lunar Night auctioned in Russia, fetching 92M rubles February 19, 2024 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ivan Aivazovsky's painting Lunar Night has been auctioned in Russia, fetching 92 million rubles (around $1 million). At the start of the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014, it was transferred to the Simferopol Art Museum alongside over fifty other paintings. The Russians' plans to auction Aivazovsky's painting were announced by Gunduz Mammadov, ex-deputy of the Prosecutor General and former prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, on Twitter (X), Ukrayinska Pravda reports. The Russian media reported that Lunar Night was the main lot in the auction, which took place at the Moscow Auction House on 18 February. They noted that the painting was estimated to be worth RUB 100 million (about US$1.09 million) prior to sale.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
