A Cambodian-born French woman faces prosecution for criminal damage after planting a kiss on a painting by the American artist Cy Twombly, leaving the imprint of her lipstick on the otherwise immaculate white canvas.
The untitled work, three metres by two and valued at $3.13 million, is part of an exhibition dedicated to the US painter in the southern French city of Avignon.
Sam Rindy, 30, who visited the show with a friend on Thursday, says she was so overcome by the white canvas that she kissed it.
"I stepped back. I found the painting even more beautiful," she said. "The artist left this white for me."
Staff of the Lambert foundation, which owns the painting, took a different view. They called the police and the woman, herself a painter, was arrested as she left the premises.
She will appear in court on August 16 to face charges of criminal damage.
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