2023-04-21 15:48:29
La Hab Galerie, Quai des Antilles in Nantes. Jean-Pierre Dalbera / Flickr
A worker working in a pizzeria drilled through a wall until he reached a painting by Till Rabus on display in the nearby gallery. The work is being restored.
The Big Blonde with a black hole. The Hab Galerie in Nantes was the scene of an unfortunate incident on April 18 which saw this canvas by Swiss artist Till Rabus adorned with an unfortunate tear. It had to be entrusted urgently to a restorer after a worker working in the adjoining pizzeria crossed the wall, then the painting, with the bit of his drill.
Quickly notified by the Voyage à Nantes team, which is organizing the exhibition dedicated to the Rabus brothers, Till and Léopold, the artist told Presse Océan that he had “had in mind the image of this guy with his drill doing this huge bullshit…” The painter prefers to take the incident as a joke. “What an adventure ! My first reaction was amazement and astonishment. Afterwards, it almost made me laugh”he added.
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The worker was doing work in the pasta and pizza restaurant adjacent to the gallery. Armed with a drill fitted with a 20 millimeter drill bit, he went through the wall and the canvas with it. On the other side, a technician in the exhibition space saw light in a black area of the painting. Approaching, he discovered a hole that came from the neighboring room. According Ocean Pressvery quickly, a bailiff was dispatched to the scene to see the damage to the painting estimated at nearly 30,000 euros.
speed restore
Removed from the picture rails, the painting disappeared from the Hab Galerie to be quickly restored. And this with the utmost discretion, according to Ocean Press. Moreover, if Voyage à Nantes has agreed to communicate with the local press, its organizers today refuse to comment on the case.
The Big Blonde, a large format of 2.30 meters by three, represents a figure seated in the forest at night. According to the artist, the restorer should have no trouble repairing the canvas, since the area of the hole is black, the color is not difficult to find. Till Rabus added: “I know that the restorers do an incredible job in resuming the fibers of the canvas, I don’t worry. We won’t see anything after the work. Especially since I use very good quality linen and very good oils.» It is impossible to know when the work will return to its place in the exhibition.
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