{"id":6260,"date":"2016-06-16T17:20:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2016-06-23T18:18:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T18:18:55","slug":"a-list-of-the-5-worst-art-accidents-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/a-list-of-the-5-worst-art-accidents-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Worst Art Accidents in History"},"content":{"rendered":"
From appliances to furniture, we’ve all\u00a0managed to break all kinds of objects. Clumsiness has gotten to the best of us. Luckily, though, we\u00a0don’t make an appearance on\u00a0this list of 5 worst art accidents that amount to millions of dollars in damage (and a lifetime of regret).<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve all heard about artists who destroyed their own masterpieces, like when Claude Monet shredded 15 of his Water Lilies<\/em> paintings in 1908 because he thought they just weren\u2019t good enough. In that case, you could argue that the destruction of the artworks gave value to the artist while it took away value from the paintings, but on the other hand, some artists made the destruction of an artwork be the artwork itself, as when Robert Rauschenberg literally Erased de Kooning<\/em>. The value there became the actual destruction of the work of an icon, but what happens when this damage is not intentional?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As valuable as some pieces might be, there\u2019s only so much that can be done to protect them from unprecedented accidents (and clumsy little boys). As if eternal shame weren\u2019t enough, here\u2019s an incriminating list of some of the worst art accidents in history.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you were anywhere on social media last year, you\u2019ve probably seen this video of a young boy in Taipei who punched a hole through a painting worth around $1.5 million. Of course, this was not done intentionally, but this little mishap has most likely traumatized this 12-year-old boy for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last year, as the boy walked through a Leonardo da Vinci-themed show at Taipei\u2019s Huashan 1915 Creative Arts Center, he tripped and fell on a 17th-century painting, punching a fist-sized hole through the valuable, centuries-old piece.\u00a0Flowers<\/em>, by the Italian Baroque artist Paolo Porpora, had to undergo restoration by experts in Taipei. Luckily, the insurance covered the costs of the damages but unluckily, the accident was caught on video, so this young boy\u2019s million-dollar slip-up will never be forgotten. Click here to see the full\u00a0video<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n1. A Kiss with a Fist<\/strong><\/h3>\n
2. An Elbow to a Picasso<\/strong><\/h3>\n