Clumsy art student falls, rips Picasso

[SoylentGreen]

Clumsy art student falls, rips Picasso - World - NZ Herald News

Pity the poor student then who lost her balance, toppled over and fell smack into a Picasso. Exactly what propelled the aspiring artist from her place of work into the canvas, a 6ft by 4ft work from Pablo Picasso's Rose period called The Actor, remains a mystery, particularly as it was hanging safely on a gallery wall at the time. But it was enough in any event to leave a 15.2 centimetre tear in its bottom right-hand corner. Kindness drove the museum to withhold the name of the perpetrator of Friday's involuntary sabotage. The NZ$182 million painting has already been taken to the repair and restoration department and purportedly will be as good as new in time for the Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition set to open on 27 April.

Good thing they don't have a "you break it and you bought it " policy.

[tinybear]

Perhaps she was startled by the painting.

[Prestige]

they should have at least put glass over it or something! and the painting looks funny

[Deadeye]

Quote by: SoylentGreen Clumsy art student falls, rips Picasso - World - NZ Herald News Good thing they don't have a "you break it and you bought it " policy.

I actually own a Picasso! It's a small print. I bought it in New Orleans on the day after the old guy died. PIcasso was a great artist, but really he was more of a personality and off the wall artistic creationist. He was however, a super jerk and he treated women like dish water. Pablo was not a nice man and his children are not nice people and at are constantly at oneanother's throats.

The legacy of Pablo Picasso is not a nice one. I do, however; enjoy his art and his eye. My print is the bird of peace, or somesuch. I'd guess it's worth more than the $40 I paid for it.

[Century 25]

Quote by: tinybear Perhaps she was startled by the painting.

Lol.. you know what they say (whoever 'they' are ) - beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.. and so too I guess is the $$$ value. * I wouldn't pay a penny for it. poor kid.. I hope she doesn't get sick over it.

* Except.. unless I could quickly cash it in & get the grreenies...

[Deadeye]

Quote by: Century 25 Lol.. you know what they say (whoever 'they' are ) - beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.. and so too I guess is the $$$ value. * I wouldn't pay a penny for it. poor kid.. I hope she doesn't get sick over it. * Except.. unless I could quickly cash it in & get the grreenies...

I think the painting is spooky.

[ironeagle]

Ooops!lol