Eco mob focuses on ANOTHER masterpiece! German Climate Activists Throw MASH POTATOES Over Monet’s ‘Les Meules’ At Barberini Museum, Then Glue Themselves To The Floor
- Claude Monet’s ‘Les Meules’ Sold At Auction For $110 Million In 2019
- It is not clear at this stage to what extent Monet’s painting has been damaged
- The incident follows a series of similar climate demonstrations across Europe
Two activists in Germany covered Claude Monet’s painting ‘Les Meules’ in mashed potatoes on Sunday at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam before gluing themselves to the floor.
Activists from the climate activist group “Letzte Generation” entered the museum on Sunday in high-visibility jackets before approaching the painting, which was auctioned in 2019 for $110 million.
The incident follows a series of similar demonstrations by activist groups across Europe.
It is not clear at this stage whether Monet’s painting is damaged or whether it is protected behind a glass case.
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Two activists in Germany threw mashed potatoes over Claude Monet’s painting ‘Les Meules’ at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam
It is not clear at this stage whether Monet’s painting is damaged or whether it is protected behind a glass case
The activists stuck themselves to the floor of the museum in protest
The news comes after three Just Stop Oil climate activists signed up throwing soup on a Van Gogh painting in London.
Anna Holland, 20, of Newcastle, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, of Lambeth, South West, both pleaded not guilty to criminal damage to the frame of Van Gogh’s painting during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in mid-October.
They will begin their trial at the City of London Magistrates’ Court on December 13.