“Repairing a $12 Million Monet After It Has Been Punched”
“On 29 June 2012, Andrew Shannon entered the National Gallery of Ireland and punched a hole through a Monet painting from 1874, valued at nearly $12 million. While Shannon was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison, the painstaking process of restoring the prized artwork took an arduous 18 months to complete.”
Read this fascinating article to find out just how much time, expertise, and expense goes into repair and restoration work.
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