Man charged with damaging paintings

Grab All Association

In whats dubbed the Tesco Value of Monet paintings (cheap greedy Ireland the only things we pay a lot for is quangos)

A man has gone on trial charged with damaging three paintings in two separate incidents in Dublin.

Andrew Shannon, 50, with an address at Willians Way, Ongar in Dublin 15 has pleaded not guilty to criminally damaging a Monet painting at the National Gallery in June 2012.

He has also pleaded not guilty to criminally damaging two paintings in the Shelbourne Hotel in January this year.

The prosecution says he damaged the paintings in the Shelbourne while on bail for the earlier incident in the National Gallery.

The jury, of seven women and five men, was told these were very unusual events.

Prosecuting lawyers said crimes in which paintings on public display, were damaged deliberately, not for money but in acts of almost mindless vandalism were extremely rare.

Mr Shannon is accused of putting his hand or fist through a Monet painting called 'Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sail Boat' at the National Gallery on 29 June 2012.

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smash

Isn't this really old news?

Grab All Association

Well he is only up in court now.

Generic Dreadhead

Chris___ wrote: »

In whats dubbed the Tesco Value of Monet paintings (cheap greedy Ireland the only things we pay a lot for is quangos)

I'd ask you opinion of the whole story OP. But you have been abundantly clear

Frosty McSnowballs

smash wrote: »

Isn't this really old news?

Aaaaaaand really old paintings!

DeadHand

Haven't you heard? Vandalism is ok now, so long as you find the target distasteful.

See the Carauntoohill thread for details.

Of course, since I assume the paintings don't depict Christian scenes, no one here will be celebrating their destruction.

Intifada

Michal Flatley should face similar charges www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/fine-art-antiques/michael-flatley-s-tap-danced-painting-is-star-attraction-at-auction-1.2009105

maxwell smart

Poor chap must have sportaldislexicartaphobia.

Quite an odd thing

Arsemageddon

DeadHand wrote: »

Haven't you heard? Vandalism is ok now, so long as you find the target distasteful.

See the Carauntoohill thread for details.

Of course, since I assume the paintings don't depict Christian scenes, no one here will be celebrating their destruction.

Someone's got a bit of a persecution complex!

BeerWolf

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Sounds like someone's let Mr. Bean loose.

reprazant

Chris___ wrote: »

In whats dubbed the Tesco Value of Monet paintings (cheap greedy Ireland the only things we pay a lot for is quangos)

I don't get this

DeadHand

Arsemageddon wrote: »

Someone's got a bit of a persecution complex!

Not me, haven't been inside a church since I was 14.

Doesn't mean I'm blind to safe, populist bigotry.

Yellowblackbird

shouldnt have a nice picture like that in tescos. anything could happen to it

seamus

This was probably the government's fault.

Grab All Association

reprazant wrote: »

I don't get this

You don't have to know about art to get it.

Its like an eee PC to a Macbook/Alienware

A Walker TV to Sony Bravia/Samsung OLED

An iPhone/s5/note4 to a Nokia 105

The painting he destroyed was one of the least sought after Monet paintings. Only worth around €9 million.

Just claim on the insurance and put the money into the health service.

uch

seamus wrote: »

This was probably the government's fault.

Nah, has to be Sinn Fein's

Beano

Chris___ wrote: »

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The painting he destroyed was one of the least sought after Monet paintings. Only worth around €9 million.

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Well thats ok then. If it was one of the good ones i'd be really annoyed.

imitation

Chris___ wrote: »

In whats dubbed the Tesco Value of Monet paintings (cheap greedy Ireland the only things we pay a lot for is quangos)





http://data3.whicdn.com/images/30600987/large.png It happens.

Your dead right. The banks got us for 75 billion and we got nothing out of the deal but a few crappy hotels. I say we double down on that and buy the louvre off the frenchies.

bear1

Chris_________________ I thought you were killed?!?!?

humanji

I'm afraid that because this case is before the courts, we're not able to discuss it until it's completed.