Anna Netrebko's paintings in a charity auction

Soprano Anna Netrebko and Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, among others, will contribute with paintings for a 17. January charity auction to benefit two hospital in St. Petersburg and to to help restore a church.
Bloomberg.com

Updated on 15. Jan 2009
The blogger of Intermezzo has published a post including a picture of Anna's painting contribution to the charity auction, entitled Celebrant, shown here below.

You can vote for your favourite painting. Please visit the Intermezzo blog site and follow the indications shown there. Right now Anna's painting is the most voted one with 14 votes (27,45%), closely followed by Vladimir Putin's painting with 12 votes (23,53%). Go!

Updated on 17. Jan 2009
Putin painting auctioned for over $1 million.
Putin's painting brought in more than any of the others on auction. The painting by opera singer Anna Netrebko fetched 1.1 million rubles ($34,000).

Anna Netrebko gets the People's Artists of Russia State Honor Award

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian famous opera diva Anna Netrebko on awarding her a state honor, the People's Artist of Russia, at anniversary celebrations of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, February 27, 2008. President Vladimir Putin arrived in St. Petersburg to attend celebrations marking the 225th anniversary of the renowned Mariinsky Theater

Anna Netrebko will sing the role of Mimi in La Bohème at the Mariisnky Theater in St. Petersburg on 29. February 2008.

Putin Attends Mariinsky’s 225th Anniversary Event, Irina Titova, St. Petersburg Times, 29. February 2008