According to the publication, the man managed to inflict several stabs on the painting before he was captured.
The identity of the vandal is not reported. The police intend to send him to a psychiatric examination.
The Pompidou Center confirmed that the canvas was seriously damaged, without specifying the amount of damage.
Buren's paintings are highly regarded in the market for contemporary art. So, in 2016, his canvas was sold for € 1.2 million euros.
In 2018, a similar attack was committed on the painting of Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan in the Tretyakov Gallery.