Christie's has described the work as capturing 'the simple, universal values that have come to the fore during the pandemic - family, home and time spent with loved ones.' The painting is a heartfelt moment for an artist who often plays up his sardonic appeal. In 2018, Banksy made headl...
The "Girl With Balloon" by Banksy seen here at the Lazinc Gallery in London on July 11, 2018.(Getty Images) "We have not experienced this situation in the past where a painting spontaneously shredded, upon achieving a record for the artist," Branczik said. "We are busily figuring out wh...
“We have not experienced this situation in the past, where a painting is spontaneously shredded upon achieving a record for the artist.” Whether the final bid will stand remains for the time being undecided. Why not skip the middle man to prove what they already knew, and...
A Banksy painting sold at auction for $1.4 million - then automatically shredded itself auction n.拍卖 Anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off another stunt that seized the attention of the art world - this time at the expense of his own work....
A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched almost 18.6 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price. ...
The piece, which consists of a half-shredded canvas, was known as "Girl With Balloon" when it last sold at Sotheby's in 2018.
“long-standing client of Sotheby’s,” will proceed with the purchase at the same price as auctioned, not more, as somespeculated. According to Sotheby’s, the buyer commented: “When the hammer came down last week and the work was shredded, I was at first shocked, but gradually I ...
A Banksy painting sold at auction for $1.4 million - then automatically shredded itself 班克斯名画以 140 万美元拍卖成交——然后自毁切碎 Anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off another stunt that seized the attention of the art world - this time at the expense of his own work. ...
An auction house was forced to admit it got “Banksy-ed” after a piece by the mysterious artist shredded itself as it went under the hammer.
Just three years after shredded itself at a London auction, Banksy’s famous “self-destructing” painting may now be worth over $8 million.