A painting by Russia's Prime Minister Putin is sold for more than one million U.S. dollars at a charity auction in St Petersburg.
A painting by the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was sold at a charity auction in Saint Petersburg on Saturday (January 17) for the record price of 37 million roubles (1,1 million U.S. dollars).
The picture, called "Uzor" which means "The Pattern" shows snowfall through a frozen window decorated with traditional Ukrainian curtains with Putins signature painted across the top.
Putin's painting became the most expensive painting ever sold in Russia and was bought by Natalya Kurnikova who owns an art gallery in Moscow.
Proceeds from the auction will be shared between two local children's hospitals and a rundown church that requires restoration work.
ORIGINAL SOUND ONLY, NO REPORTER NARRATION
