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France retains artworks from Russian Morozov collection due to Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron look at the painting entitled 'Portrait of Mikhail Matyushin' during their visit to the exhibition 'The Morozov Collection, Icons of Modern Art' at Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France, September 21, 2021. REUTERS - POOL

The Russian Morozov collection drew over one million visitors during its 6 month display at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris. However, this remarkable feat has been overshadowed the French culture ministry’s decision to retain two of the works due to the war in Ukraine.

"We registered 1.25 million visitors, 84 percent of them French," the Foundation said, indicating that although it didn’t top the 2016-2017 Russian Shchukin Collection (1.3 million) visitors, it was indeed exceptional.

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