In Moscow, an art dealer contacted the police because of a missing painting by Levitan

In Moscow, an art dealer went to the police because of the loss of a painting by Isaac Levitan, which he handed over to another person for sale. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

According to the agreement, the intermediary, having failed to sell the painting, had to return it to the art dealer by October 9, but this did not happen. The intermediary allegedly explained that he “gave the painting for sale to another person who does not give it away without explaining the reasons,” the TASS report said.

The insured value of the missing painting is $30,000. According to the agency, if it is not returned, the art dealer will have to return this money to the person who commissioned the sale to him.

The police confirmed to Interfax that they were checking information about possible fraud, but did not mention the name of the painting and the name of the artist.

According to TASS, the missing painting is called “The Last Snow”, Interfax calls it “Spring. The last snow. On one of the sites dedicated to Levitan's work, there are works with both one and another name. "Spring. on various websites The Last Snow” is mentioned as a privately owned painting.