Europe 1 with AFP 12:44 p.m., November 15, 2022

The famous painting "Death and Life" by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was sprayed with black liquid on Tuesday by climate activists.

The famous

Death and Life

painting by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was sprayed with black liquid by climate activists on Tuesday, the Leopold Museum in Vienna announced.

"The restorers are at work to determine if the painting protected by ice has been damaged," spokesman Klaus Pokorny told AFP, while the group "Letzte Generation" (Last generation) claimed responsibility. action on Twitter by posting images of the action. 

Environmental activists sprayed black liquid on Gustav #Klimt's "Life and Death" painting at the Leopold Museum in Vienna, Austria.


(via @letztegenAT)pic.twitter.com/xc8oFh9pkh

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