Damaged Picasso: A Rip in Art History
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February 8, 2010
Filed under A&E
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, better known as the Met, is known for their high profile and famous works and exhibits that they have rolling in yearly. Among other well-known art pieces, is a collection of Picasso paintings that have been at the museum for years. This past week, however, a visitor damaged one of these paintings in an accidental fall and it caused quite a scene.
The painting is titled “The Actor” and was completed in 1905 as he made his transition from painting homeless musicians to his work featuring colorful acrobats. In the artist’s world, this is known as Picasso’s transition from his blue to his rose period. The painting was donated to the Met in 1952, by the daughter of an auto world elite, Walter Chrysler, and since then has made appearances all over the world.
The incident took place during regular visiting hours when an art student lost her balance and fell against the painting, leaving a six-inch tear in the bottom right corner. Though the tear may be insignificant to the six-foot painting it is still important that it be fixed right away. Andrea Melton, a senior and a supporter of the arts had a lot to say on the issue, “Since the tear isn’t a part of the focal point, I don’t think that it is a huge deal. With that being said, people need to be more careful around seemingly priceless paintings.” She makes a good point, and the Met agrees as well as they are in talk of reananalyzing their security and protection systems. The painting is said to make a full recovery in time to go on tour with other Picasso works in late April.
Written by: Danielle Guthrie
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