Two younger ladies from the local weather group threw canned soup at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” on the Nationwide Gallery in London.
In line with a video posted on social media, two protesters threw soup on the portray earlier than inserting it on the wall under the art work.
The group wrote “Simply Cease Oil on Twitter: “Our legacy is being destroyed by our authorities’s lack of motion on the local weather disaster and the price of residing. Our supporters are selecting life over artwork.”
Within the video, an activist stated that “the price of residing disaster is a part of the price of the oil disaster” and that some folks can’t even warmth up a can of soup.
In line with the exhibition, there was no harm to the portray as it’s protected by glass, and it additionally stated that activists had been arrested.
In line with the newspaper “AS”, the portray is anticipated to promote for 100 to 200 million {dollars}, and one other portray within the Sunflowers collection by Van Gogh bought for 41 million {dollars} within the Eighties.