London Rothko

A revamped Rothko piece of art which was vandalised at the Tate Modern in 2012 will be unveiled at the museum later after undergoing 18 months of restoration work.

The 'Black on Maroon' painting was scrawled on with black marker pen by Vladimir Umanets, who claimed he was improving the work.

A man's expected in court charged with criminal damage after a Mark Rothko painting was defaced at London's Tate Modern gallery.

Wlodzimierz Umaniec, 26, also known as Vladimir Umanets, was charged with one count of criminal damage in excess of £5,000 and is due to appear before magistrates at Camberwell Green this morning.

The Polish national, of no fixed abode, was arrested after the mural was vandalised on Sunday.