France confiscated an oil painting belonging to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, report says

France has confiscated an oil painting owned by the sanctioned Russian oligarch Petr Aven, AFP reported.

France's culture ministry said Saturday that the painting, a self-portrait by the Russian artist Pyotr Konchalovsky, would stay in France as long as its owner remained targeted by an asset freeze, per AFP.

The culture ministry didn't name the owner of the painting but AFP cited a source as saying it was owned by Aven.

The painting appeared at an exhibition at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris that closed on April 3.

According to AFP, the ministry said a second painting, "Margarita Morozova," by the Russian artist Valentin Serov, which belongs to Ukraine's fine arts museum in Dnipro, would remain in France at the request of Ukraine.