Just Stop Oil: Pair guilty of damaging Van Gogh painting's frame

Just Stop Oil protester damaged Vincent Van Gogh painting has compared himself to Martin Luther King in court

A Just Stop Oil protester who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting has compared himself to Martin Luther King in court.

Vincent Van Gogh would back us, says eco activist who glued himself to painting

Activist Louis McKechnie, who glued himself to a Vincent van Gogh painting, told court the artist would have backed his protest.

Just Stop Oil activist compares himself to Martin Luther King in court

Louis McKechnie and another activist glued themselves to Van Gogh's 1889 work Peach Trees In Blossom at the Courtauld Gallery in London in June.

Climate activists who glued themselves to Van Gogh painting guilty of causing criminal damage

A climate activist who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting suggested the artist may have agreed with his demonstration - before comparing his actions to those of Martin Luther King.

Just Stop Oil activists found guilty of criminal damage of Van Gogh painting

Emily Brocklebank, 23, and Louis McKechnie, 22, are found guilty of damaging the painting’s valuable picture frame during a protest in a London gallery

Just Stop Oil: Pair guilty of damaging Van Gogh painting's frame

Activists Louis McKechnie and Emily Brocklebank glued themselves to Peach Trees In Blossom.