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A Polish man who defaced a Mark Rothko painting in London's Tate Modern gallery with black ink to promote an obscure artistic creed was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail.
British police on Tuesday charged a 26-year-old Polish national with vandalizing a priceless Mark Rothko work at the Tate Modern museum, an act that caused a minor stir in the U.K. art world.
British police on Tuesday charged a 26-year-old Polish national with vandalizing a priceless Mark Rothko work at the Tate Modern museum, an act that caused a minor stir in the U.K. art world.
A Russian man has claimed responsibility for scrawling graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern museum, saying Monday he never intended to decrease the work's value.
British police on Monday arrested the man who told journalists he was responsible for scrawling graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern museum.
A vandal scrawled graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern on Sunday.
Umanets told Press Association he expected to be arrested, but said he believes his scrawl increased the painting's value.
Umanets, a police spokesman said that a 26-year-old man had been arrested in the coastal town of Worthing, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of London.
