A security guard accused of doodling eyes onto a £740,000 painting’s faceless figures at a Russian art gallery suffered a lapse of sanity on his first day, the exhibition’ curator said.
To the dismay of many, the guard is said to have drawn two pairs of eyes with a pen onto artist Anna Leporskaya’s ‘Three Figures’ (1932–1934) painting, while it was on display at an abstract art exhibition at the Yeltsin Center in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The man, has since been fired by the private security firm hired by the gallery and police have opened an investigation into the defacement.
Photos: Before and after the defacement.
