dearJulius.com

Banksy Painting Destroyed in Artist's Prank at Sotheby's Auction

© TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images FILE: A gallery assistant poses with 'Girl with Balloon' 2006 artwork by Banksy at Lazinc Gallery in London on July 11, 2018. -

By Katya Kazakina, Bloomberg

“Girl With Balloon,” a painting by the Banksy, was destroyed Friday at a Sotheby’s auction in London in an apparent prank by the anonymous and mischievous artist.

Immediately after the painting had been sold to a phone bidder for 1.04 million pounds ($1.2 million), part of it was mysteriously shredded, according to Sotheby’s.

“We’ve just been Banksy’ed,” Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s European head of contemporary art, said at a press conference following the auction. The Financial Times reported the painting was shredded by a contraption that seemed to be hidden in the frame.

Banksy, who made his reputation as a street artist known for provocative and sometimes politically charged stencils, protects his identity. His art has appeared unannounced on city walls around the world, helping to create strong demand for his images.

Earlier Friday at Sotheby’s, Jenny Saville became the top living female artist at auction when her self-portrait, “Propped,” fetched 9.5 million pounds ($12.4 million).

The 7-foot-tall painting depicts a fleshy nude, perched on a stool and gazing in the mirror, scribbled with text. Completed in 1992, the work brought the U.K. artist international acclaim after it appeared on the front cover of the Times Saturday Review later that year. It was purchased by advertising mogul Charles Saatchi.

The work, estimated by Sotheby’s at 3 million pounds to 4 million pounds, was offered as part of the estate of David Teiger, a Museum of Modern Art trustee who died in 2014. The collection’s proceeds will benefit the Teiger Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art.

The auction record for a living male artist is $58.4 million for a Jeff Koons sculpture.

To contact the reporter on this story: Katya Kazakina in New York at kkazakina@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Michael J. Moore at mmoore55@bloomberg.net, Dan Reichl, John McCluskey

COMMENTS





Note: If you think this story need more information or correction, feel free to comment below your opinion and reaction.
Name

News,1604,
ltr
item
World News: Banksy Painting Destroyed in Artist's Prank at Sotheby's Auction
Banksy Painting Destroyed in Artist's Prank at Sotheby's Auction
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz9LiBMqnTBQIK9wKE30ypvZX2IYlMjJGcCTcsU0Sosrndx_5_mVsjY2v8lFWycNNqIgApa4KzYCuuzBF-iHYWY4Uaj3jMjD0HcHhKhk9e2eB2XlahbPqk5jQXr8n6urBm9V0kdjfvNc/s1600/3.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz9LiBMqnTBQIK9wKE30ypvZX2IYlMjJGcCTcsU0Sosrndx_5_mVsjY2v8lFWycNNqIgApa4KzYCuuzBF-iHYWY4Uaj3jMjD0HcHhKhk9e2eB2XlahbPqk5jQXr8n6urBm9V0kdjfvNc/s72-c/3.jpg
World News
https://world.dailynewsview.com/2018/10/banksy-painting-destroyed-in-artists.html
https://world.dailynewsview.com/
https://world.dailynewsview.com/
https://world.dailynewsview.com/2018/10/banksy-painting-destroyed-in-artists.html
true
7260859670909019264
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Read More Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share. STEP 2: Click the link you shared to unlock Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy