Konstantin Viktorovich Altunin (, born December 21, 1967) is a Russian painter from

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. He left

following a controversy after a painting of

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in women's underwear had been seized by St. Petersburg authorities. He has been exhibiting paintings since 2000.

Other controversial paintings by Altunin

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rainbow colors.

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External links

Website

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