Just Stop Oil activists jailed for pouring tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers

Phoebe Plummer 23, and Anna Holland, 22, caused as much as £10,000 worth of damage to the artwork’s gold-coloured frame when they targeted it at London’s National Gallery

Just Stop Oil activist Anna Holland arrives at Southwark Crown Court Picture: James Manning/PA

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024 - 14:03

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Two Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for pouring soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, after they came close to “destroying” the masterpiece.

Phoebe Plummer 23, and Anna Holland, 22, caused as much as £10,000 worth of damage to the artwork’s gold-coloured frame when they targeted it at London’s National Gallery.