“Recall that on December 7, 2021, during the demonstration of the exhibition ‘The World as non-Objectiveness. The Birth of a New Art’ in the Art Gallery of the Yeltsin Center suffered a painting by Anna Leporskaya ‘Three Figures’ (1932–1934) from the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery. “
“The damage was done with a ballpoint pen.”
The Center added that ‘The work was inspected by the restorer of the State Tretyakov Gallery the very next day and sent to Moscow. The painting is being restored, the damage, according to the expert, can be eliminated without consequences for the work of art.
“The Yeltsin Center refrained from commenting on this situation in hot pursuit, as an internal investigation of the incident and interaction with law enforcement agencies were underway.”
It was also reported that the security company would pay for the restoration.
Although The value of the painting is uncertain, it was insured with the Alfa insurance company for RUB 74.9 million (GBP 740,000) approximately 1 million in US dollars.
