Painting of vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet sprayed with ‘MeToo’ graffiti
French-Luxembourgish performance artist Deborah de Robertis says she organised the stunt, after which two people were arrested
Two women have sprayed the words “MeToo” on a 19th-century painting of a woman’s vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet in a stunt by a performance artist, a museum and the artist said.
“The Origin of the World”, a nude painted from 1866, was protected by a “glass pane” and the police were on site to assess the damage, the Centre Pompidou in the north-eastern city of Metz told AFP on Monday.