One must be careful and vigilant around them

According to an article in The New York Times (“$70 Million Painting Damaged Ahead of Christie’s Sale”, by Scott Reyburn, Tuesday May 15, 2018), on Friday May 11, 2018, “Le Marin”, a Picasso painting owned by Steve Wynn was “accidently damaged” at a pre-sale exhibit at Christie’s. As this is the second time a Picasso painting owned by Wynn has been damaged, much is being said about the odds of such a thing happening. The circumstances under which the works were damaged were different– the first painting was damaged by Wynn while in his possession, while the second painting was damaged while under the care of the auction house. However, the lesson of each of the accident is the same—paintings are fragile and vulnerable to damage so one must be careful and vigilant around them.