Paris climate activist sticks protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’ | Kamra

This photo provided by Riposte Alimentaire shows an environmental activist posing with “Poppy Field” by Claude Monet at the Orsay museum, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Paris. The activist was detained after taping a protest sign to a Monet painting calling for action to protect food supplies from further climate damage. (Food Retorts via AP)

PARIS (AP) — An environmental activist was detained Saturday after taping a protest sign to a Monet painting at Paris’s famed Orsay Museum.

It was the latest of several actions by protesters with the Food Riposte group to target works of art in France, in calls for action to protect food supplies from further climate damage. The museum, known in French as the Musée d’Orsay, is a top tourist destination and home to some of the world’s most beloved Impressionist works.

The activist targeted Claude Monet’s “Poppy Field” by pasting a sticker covering about half of the painting with an apocalyptic, futuristic vision of the same scene. The group said it should look like what the field would look like in 2100, “ravaged by flames and drought” if more action is not taken against climate change.

The woman was detained pending investigation, according to Paris police.

It was unclear whether the incident damaged the painting. The museum did not respond to requests for comment.