Photos: Protesters throw soup on iconic Van Gogh painting
Activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers," one of the Dutch artist's most iconic works.
The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over the oil painting "Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh on Friday. London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass.
This handout photo issued by Just Stop Oil shows two protesters who threw soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London.
London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass after they dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London on Friday.
Climate protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in London's National Gallery on Friday to protest fossil fuel extraction.