A child severely damaged one of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s most valuable paintings this spring during an unsupervised moment,...

Published on April 26, 2025
A child severely damaged one of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s most valuable paintings this spring during an unsupervised moment, the museum confirmed. The artwork, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 by American artist Mark Rothko, is estimated to be worth between 40 and 50 million euros, according to AD. The incident occurred at the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, where the painting was on display as part of the exhibition Lievelingen. With the museum's main building closed for renovations until at least 2030, seventy of the collection’s most popular pieces, ranging from Pieter Bruegel to Salvador Dalí, have been shown in the adjacent Depot. https://lnkd.in/g2AmpN7G
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