Paintings by Russian artists go at Christie's

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Viktor and Vasily paintings brought in a total 3 million
pounds at a Christie's auction on
Monday.http://www.micaroo.com/home-and-garden/wall-art.html
Vasnetsov's famous work oil painting, A Bogatyr, was
estimated at 300,000 500,000 pounds and was sold for 1.1
million pounds.
http://www.micaroo.com/home-and-garden/wall-art/famous-paintings.html
The painting belonged to a family from the U.K. The
grandfather of this family was a friend of the artist.
The other highlight of the auction was Vereshchagin's
Crucifixion by the Romans, another oil painting.
http://www.micaroo.com/home-and-garden/wall-art/children-paintings.html
The painting was estimated at 1.5 million pounds and was
sold for 1.7 million pounds.
http://www.micaroo.com/home-and-garden/wall-art/flower-painting.html
All proceeds from the sale will be sent to the fund of the
Brooklyn Museum that auctioned Vereshchagin's work.
http://www.micaroo.com/home-and-garden/wall-art/person-painting.html