visitor of the New York Metropolitan Museum of accidentally damaged the painting by Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso) «Actor", the value of which, according to some estimates, more than $ 130 million. As the representatives of the museum, on Friday, January 22, during the passage of one of the galleries on the second floor of the woman, whose name is not called accidentally "lost her balance and fell on the picture. As a result, in the lower right corner of the cloth formed a vertical tear, length about 15 centimeters. Sama visitor does not suffer.

picture was immediately sent to the museum's conservation studio, in order to assess the damage and carry out restoration. Due to the fact that the gap occurred in the bottom of the canvas, the staff of the Metropolitan hoped that repairs will be negligible.

«Actor" was written by Picasso in 1904-1905. This work, which is noticeable in the artist's transition from "blue" period to "pink" will be included in the exposure of a large exhibition "Picasso at the Metropolitan Museum, which will be held from April 27 to August 1 this year.

works of Picasso is not the first time victims of an accident. In 2006, the world rocked the news that collector Stephen Wynn (Stephen Wynn) accidentally poked his elbow now "Dream» , which he wanted to sell another well-known collector Steven Cohen (Steven Cohen), for 139 million dollars. The deal with the damaged painting did not take place, and "Dream" was left hanging in the office Wynn.

Material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Source: bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru

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