Mark Rothko: Untitled (Black on Maroon).

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Rothko’s ‘Untitled, Black on Maroon’ 1958 was vandalised on the 7th October 2012. A moment later a Tate visitor posted an image of the vandalised painting on Twitter. "We heard the sound of a pen, but by the time we turned around he was pretty much finished with his tag," said Tim Wright, who was with his girlfriend on a weekend visit to London from Bristol. "The pen ink then just dripped down the painting. Once we realised what had happened, we went to find a member of staff. They were reall...