The Russian art gallery of the Presidential Boris Yeltsin Center, in a statement published on its profile on social media, cites the results of the investigation conducted since the destruction of Anna Leporska’s painting. According to its content, the culprit of the devastation of the work of art is “an employee of a private organization carrying out security activities” on the site.
As the organizer of the exhibition Anna Reshetkina wrote in a post on Instagram, the security guard is about 60 years old and committed a crime on his first day of work.
Russia. The security guard destroyed a work of art. He used a pen
The act of vandalism took place on December 7, 2021, during the inauguration of the exhibition at the Presidential Center of Boris Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg. As a result, Anna Leporska’s painting “Trzy Figury” (1932-1934) from the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery was damaged.
The vandal – unknown at the time – drew eyes in two of the three figures. As it was established during the investigation, he used a ballpoint pen for this purpose. The damage was examined the next day by a conservator from the State Tretyakov Gallery. The work was then sent to Moscow.
The painting is currently being restored. The damage, according to the expert’s estimate, will be repaired without any damage to the work of art.
Following the incident, the art gallery announced the installation of protective screens to prevent damage to other artworks.
Anna Leporskaja – who was the author of the painting “Trzy figures”?
Anna Aleksandrowna Leporskaja is a Soviet artist born in 1900 – painter, graphic artist, designer and muralist. She was a member of the Union of Plastic Artists of the USSR and a student of the famous Russian avant-garde artist of Polish origin – Kazimierz Malevich.
During the siege of Leningrad during World War II, Leporskaya was involved in the preparation of works of art from the State Hermitage Museum for evacuation from the city.
The value of the painting “Three Figures” is estimated at about 74.9 million rubles. It is the equivalent of nearly PLN 4 million.
Source: Gazeta
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