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Russian Art Auction Sets Record in London

Published: June 14, 2007
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Photo courtesy Christie's Images LTD. 2007
Konstantin Andreevich Somov, "The Rainbow" (1927)

LONDON— Konstantin Somov’s painting The Rainbow (1927) sold for $7.3 million at a Christie’s sale in London on June 13, shattering a record for a work at an auction of Russian art, Bloomberg reports. Eighty-five percent of the buyers were from Russia, according to Christie’s. “When Russian collectors want something of top quality, money is meaningless for them: They will pay crazy prices,” said James Butterwick, a Russian art dealer in London. “In my 20 years of dealing with Russian art, I've never seen such a fine Somov.”

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