Wlodzimierz Umaniec will appear in court Wednesday charged with criminal damage . The painting -- part of Rothko 's Seagram mural series -- was hanging at London 's Tate Modern museum when a man began tagging the canvas with black paint Sunday afternoon . A man defaced one of famed artist Rothko 's wall murals on Sunday . The painting was displayed in London 's Tate Modern gallery .
Wlodzimierz Umaniec will appear in court Wednesday charged with criminal damage . A man defaced one of famed artist Rothko 's wall murals on Sunday . The painting was displayed in London 's Tate Modern gallery .