Pres. Putin painting sells for about $100,000
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Putin’s deft canvas, titled Pattern, fetched 37 million roubles (about $100,000?) at a charity auction in St Petersburg – 32 million more than its reserve price. The work was sold together with paintings by other Russian celebrities to raise money for children with cancer. The sale price is thought to be a record for the sale of a painting in Russia.