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(01/26/1998) fEdeRAL bUReAU Of InVeStiGAtiOn Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 10/10/2000 To: San Francisco Attn: SSA b3 Squad 15A b6 b7C From:/ Moscow b7E .Contact: 011-7-095-728-5162 Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #: (Pending) Title: THEFT OF RUSSIAN ART BY KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY; M.H./DE YOUNG MEMORIAL MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FPC-GCM Federation, for determination of provenance of painting by captioned artist. Details: On August 24, 2000, Legal Attache Moscow received a Federation, seeking assistance in the determination of the provenance of a painting by the artist KONSTANTIN MAkOvsKy. According to the Fsb, an unrelated criminal. investigation led to the discovery of a painting by MAkoysKY which was in the possession of a close associate of the, investigation's primary subject. The oil-on-canvas painting depicts a woman standing against the background of an/open door, and bears a label on its reverse stating "M.H./De Yoyng Memorial Museum. San Francisco. Konstantin Makovsky, Russian,/1839-1915." To date, the Fsb has been unable to develbp any eya oaut aybnonq Angebat sem aanandd aya Sugaengput uonaewnonu? Russian Federation. Our assistance has been requested in order to determine whether the painting ever belonged to the museum, and if so, if the museum sold or presented the painting to someone, or if it was stolen. b3 b7E 284m AVO1,c