Police in Georgia have prevented the smuggling out of teh country of the Niko Pirosmani painting “Kakheti Wine”, Georgian Prosecution said today, Trend reports.
A group of smugglers attempted to take the painting to Azerbaijan and sell it to a Ukrainian businessman for $500,000.
The name of the businessman who planned to take the painting to Russia has not been announced. There was a risk of damaging the painting. It is currently being stored at a Georgian museum of arts.
