A gang of intruders has broken into a museum in Paris and inflicted serious damage on a painting by Impressionist artist Claude Monet. Four or five people were caught on camera breaking into the Musee d'Orsay via a back door early on Sunday.
An alarm sounded but the apparently drunken group fled after punching a 10cm (four inch) hole in the famous painting.
| More at the link about this and other vandalisimes - this is not, apparently, an isolated instance at French art museums. |
| RB coverage of previous commentary by art critics here and here. |
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