Man charged over damage to £20m Picasso painting at Tate Modern

Shakeel Ryan Massey, 20, from north-west London, appeared at Camberwell Green magistrates court on Monday charged with criminal damage. Video: Tate Modern unveils 42ft fountain (Press Association) The painting, Bust of a Woman, has been removed from display and is being assessed by conservation experts. The Metropolitan police said in a statement: “Detectives investigating an incident of criminal damage at the Tate Modern, Bankside, on Saturday 28 December have charged a man.” Gallery: 20 of the most expensive items sold at auction in the past decade (INSIDER) Massey was denied bail and has been remanded in custody until a pre-trial hearing at Inner London crown court on 30 January. The semi-abstract work portrays the photographer Dora Maar, reportedly Picasso’s lover, sitting on a metal chair wearing a hat and green clothing.

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