Eco-activists pour soup over Van Gogh paintings again hours after others jailed

Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed after causing as much as €12,000 worth of damage to the artwork’s gold-coloured frame

A Just Stop Oil activist pouring soup over one of two Vincent Van Gogh paintings at the National Gallery in London, just hours after other members of the group were jailed for damaging the gold frame of the artist’s Sunflowers. Picture: Just Stop Oil/PA

Just Stop Oil activists have poured soup over two Vincent Van Gogh paintings just hours after other members of the group were jailed for damaging the gold frame of the artist’s Sunflowers.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Just Stop Oil said: “BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED.