Fears for priceless Gustav Klimt masterpiece after eco activist covers it in oil in Austrian museum
15 November 2022, 13:28 | Updated: 15 November 2022, 13:40
Climate activists poured black, oily liquid over one of Austria's most famous paintings.
Two members from the group 'Last Generation' threw dye over Gustav Klimt's work 'life and death' at Vienna's Leopold Museum.
One of them appeared to squeeze a bright orange bag of oil on the painting while the other glued his hands to the protective glass.
In the video shared on social media. one security guard runs over to restrain one of the activists before the police arrive.
🛢️EILT: Klimt's "Tod und Leben" im Leopold Museum mit Öl überschüttet🛢️
— Letzte Generation Österreich (@letztegenAT) November 15, 2022
Menschen der Letzten Generation haben heute im Leopold Museum das Klimt-Gemälde "Tod und Leben" mit Öl überschüttet. Neue Öl- und Gasbohrungen sind ein Todesurteil für die Menschheit. pic.twitter.com/4QKAklB9Af
Writing on Twitter, the group said: "People of the last generation poured oil on the Klimt painting "Death and Life" in the Leopold Museum today. New oil and gas wells are a death sentence for humanity.
"We need immediate measures against #ClimateBreakdown NOW. Lowering the speed limit to 100km/h on highways costs nothing to implement, saves 460 million tons of CO2 per year in #Austria alone and leads to less noise, better air quality and safer roads. What are we waiting for?"
