Faceless painting wor750k ruined after 'bored' security guard draws eyes on it
Russian security guards bored at work to paint famous paintings "eyes", resulting in millions of paintings being destroyed
A painting worth ￡740,000 has been destroyed after a ‘bored’ security guard drew eyes on faceless figures depicted in the artwork at a Russian gallery.
A security guard at a Russian gallery painted eyes on a faceless figure in the painting when he was bored, and a painting worth 740,000 pounds was destroyed.
On his first day on the job, the security guard had drawn two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen onto artist Anna Leporskaya’s ‘Three Figures’ (1932–1934) painting during an abstract art exhibition at the Yeltsin Center in the city of Yekaterinburg, western Russia.
On his first day on work, at an exhibition of abstract art at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, western Russia, a security guard used a ballpoint pen to draw two pairs of eyes on artist Anna Lepolskaya's painting Three Figures (1932–1934).
The painting was defaced by a security guard, who has not been named but is believed to be 60-years-old, who worked for a private security company, the Yeltsin Center said in a statement.
The Yeltsin Center said in a statement that the painting was damaged by a security guard that did not mention the security guard's name, but it is believed to be a 60-year-old security guard who works for a private security company.
'The Birth of a New Art’ at the Yeltsin Center spotted the extra details to two of the three figures on the 1930s painting on December 7 last year, reports the Art Newspaper.
According to the newspaper Art, on December 7 last year, at the "Birth of New Art" exhibition held at the Yeltsin Center, people found new changes in the two characters of the three people in the painting.
The painting, which was on loan from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, was damaged by the security guard after he is said to have became bored on his first day. He has since been fired.
The painting was borrowed from the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and the security guard is said to have been bored on his first day on work and broke the painting. The security guard was subsequently dismissed.
The identity of the suspect has only been revealed now as a security guard by the Yeltsin Centre, although they did not name the worker.
The Yeltsin Center did not disclose until recently that the suspect's identity was a security guard, but they did not disclose his name.
The work was then sent to the Moscow gallery the next day and was inspected by an art restorer.
Subsequently, the work was sent to the State Tretyakov Gallery for examination by an expert in art restoration.
Police have now opened an investigation for vandalism, with comes with a ￡395 fine and a one-year correctional labour sentence.
Police have opened an investigation into the security guard for intentional vandalism and will impose a fine of £395 and a one-year re-education through labor.
The painting is being restored, the damage, according to the restoration expert at State Tretyakov Gallery, can be eliminated without any long-term damage to the artwork.
The painting is being restored, and according to restoration experts at the State Tretyakov Gallery, the defacement can be repaired without causing any permanent damage to the artwork.
The damage to the painting and cost of restoration has been estimated at ￡2,470.
The damage and repair cost of the painting is estimated at £2,470 (about 21,248 yuan).
It is unclear how much the painting is worth, but it was insured with the Alfa insurance company for ￡740,000.
The value of the painting is unclear, but £740,000 has been insured by Alpha Insurance.
It has been reported that the company where the security guard worked is paying for the restoration.
According to reports, the company where the security guard works will pay for the repair.