Sotheby's withdraws Aivazovsky painting from auction

Sotheby's has withdrawn from Tuesday's auction a painting by Ivan (Hovhannes) Aivazovsky, one of the greatest marine artists in history, at the request of the Russian branch of Interpol, the auction house told TASS.

The painting 'Evening in Cairo' estimated at $2.4-3.1 million was one the highlight of the Russian Pictures sale.

The Russian branch of Interpol earlier said the painting had been stolen from a private collection in 1997.