Moscow, Russia
Kuindzhi’s Ai-Petri. Crimea recovered after Tretyakov theft
Police recovered the painting at a building site and detained a suspect the day after its theft in public view.
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St Petersburg, Russia
St Petersburg court acquits art historian in Boris Grigoriev forgery case
A court acquitted Elena Basner of fraud in a case over a purported version of Boris Grigoriev’s In the Restaurant. The court found that she had made an error in assessing the painting and ruled that she had not committed a premeditated crime.