300
8
1
Banksy’s painting Girl With Balloon is one of the best-known works of Banksy. The painting is a reproduction of the original image that was painted on a building in East London back in 2002. The worth of the re-painted and framed version of Girl with Baloon grew by 20% each year. Finally, this Friday, the painting was sold for a staggering amount of a little bit more than $1 million. Moments later a shredder started destroying the painting.
One of the most famous works of Banksy – a world renowned artist – is a Girl With Balloon which originally appeared in East London in 2002
The image was re-painted and framed. Consequently, its worth started growing by 20% each year
This Friday, Girl With Balloon was sold in the auction in London for $1.1 million
However, the real surprise came about moments after the painting was pronounced sold
Shortly after the hammer came down, the painting started shredding itself
According to some sources, the shredding mechanism was triggered by a remote control. “It appears we just got Banksy-ed”, says one representative of the auction
The incident quickly made its way to the press and the worth of the shredded painting actually went up to $2 million
Below, see the video that Banksy uploaded himself in which you can see the preparation few years prior to the auction
Source:
Ссылки по теме:
- This Modern School Teacher Asks Her Students Draw On Her Dress, And The Result Is Adorable
- Lisbon’s Government Allowed Street Artists To Paint On Walls
- These Hyperrealistic Paintings By A Japanese Artist Are So Precise You Might Confuse Them With Photo
- 87-Year-Old Spanish Granny Is Killing It With Microsoft Paint
- Girl Problems Illustrated In 31 Funny Comics By Russian Artist Anastasia Ivanova
Новости партнёров
реклама