A man spray-painted on a Picasso painting at an art museum in Houston; the artwork has been rushed for repair.
A priceless 1929 painting "Woman in a Red Armchair" by Pablo Picasso was vandalised by a man who spray-painted on it at an art museum in Houston, US.
The man was seen on a surveillance camera at the Menil Collection, reports said.
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The act was also captured by a bystander with a smartphone camera and later posted online.
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Museum officials discovered the damaged artwork almost immediately and rushed the painting -- with the spray paint barely dry -- to the museum's conservation lab, where repair work has started.
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The repair went well and most of the damage had been fixed, officials said.
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The vandalised painting is one of nine by Picasso owned by the museum.
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