Klutzy art student stumbles and falls into rare Picasso, damaging the painting with a 6" tear.
A rare Picasso painting at New York' City's Metropolitan Museum of Art was damaged with a 6-inch tear when a clumsy art student lost her balance and stumbled into the $80 million work of art.
The unidentified woman was attending an adult education class last week when she lost her balance and fell against "The Actor", damaging the lower right corner, the Met said in a statement.
The museum said the tear did not occur "in a focal point of the composition" and could be repaired in time for an April display of 250 works of art by the painter at the Met. But it probably is a $10 million tear, according to some art connoisseurs, who speculated the value of the painting could be diminished to $70 million as a result of the stupid accident.
Patrons of the museum wondered how the museum could permit a ditzy airhead to get so close to the painting. The museum's insurers asked the same question when notified of the incident and the probable $2,000,000 cost of the repair.
The museum's assistant curator could not be reached for comment due to a coffee break at a nearby Starbucks.
The painting, which measures 6 feet by 4 feet, was completed by Picasso in 1905.
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