Woman who defaced Frederick McCubbin painting in Woodside protest fined $2,637

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Joana Partyka admitted painting company logo on to the masterpiece Down On His Luck in protest at Burrup Peninsula development

A woman who defaced one of Australia’s most famous paintings in a protest against a gas company’s alleged destruction of Western Australia rock art has faced court.

Joana Veronika Partyka, 37, pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal damage after she spray-painted a Woodside Energy logo onto Frederick McCubbin’s work Down On His Luck at the Art Gallery of WA.

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