Following a phone call with the purchaser of the painting, an exhibition organizer has reported that the painting is now in the Koptevo district police station.
A? portrait of? President Vladimir Putin as a? Simpsons character was stolen from? a central Moscow business center on? Tuesday, the website of Afisha magazine reported.?
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The? painting, entitled "Man of? an Era" was created by? Turkmenistan-born artist Amir Kerr, a? current resident of? Moscow. The? exhibit at the business center opened on? Friday, and? the painting sold only 15 minutes after opening.
At? the time of? the theft, the? exhibit had closed. Only two organizers and? three security guards were present, preventing anyone apart from? the exhibit's participants from? entering the? venue.
The? thieves displayed stealth? ?€” no trace of? them was found, even after organizers studied the? CCTV footage.