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Millionaire under investigation after burning Frida Kahlo drawing

Zachary Folk - Tuesday

A millionaire is under investigation after video circulated of him burning a Frida Kahlo drawing at an NFT launch event for his company.


Martin Mobarak (left) is under investigation in Mexico after he burned a Frida Kahlo drawing at an event for his company (Picture: FridaNFT)© Provided by Metro

Martin Mobarak, a Mexican-American CEO, is under investigation by Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL) after burning the piece of artwork at a launch event in Miami on July 30.

All of Kahlo’s artwork, including her paintings, drawings, and documents, are considered an ‘artistic monument’ in her home country, including pieces owned by private collectors.

‘The deliberate destruction of an artistic monument constitutes a crime in terms of the Federal Law on Archaeological, Artistic and Historical Monuments and Zones,’ INBAL said to Spanish and Basque language site Naiz.

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Mobarak purchased the drawing for $10,000,000 in 2015 from the Mary Anne Martin Gallery in New York. The rest of Kahlo’s diary is stored at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacán.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to the gallery for further comment.