Video: The buyer of the self-destructed Banksy painting did not refuse to buy
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The situation at the Sotheby's auction, which happened to the painting "Girl with a Ball" by street artist Banksy, attracted a lot of attention. The participant of the auction, which the latter made a bid on this work of art in the amount of 1.4 million dollars, decided not to abandon her purchase, despite the fact that part of the painting was seriously damaged by a shredder built into the frame.
The name of the customer was never called. She herself said that initially the destruction of the painting, which took place right in front of her eyes, shocked the woman, but after a while she came to her senses and decided to pick up her purchase for the last bid she had made. She herself considers such an acquisition unique, and calls herself the owner of a real live performance. Do not forget that after all that happened, according to many experts, the cost of Banksy's work has only increased.
The damaged painting, according to the message on the website of the auction house Sotheby's, has already been given a new name. There are even two variations: Love in the Trash and Love in the Trash. This painting came into the possession of Sotheby's in 2006, although the first image of a girl with a balloon appeared in 2002. It was created by a street artist in memory of the Syrian children who died.
The picture was put up for auction, which was held on October 5. After identifying the buyer in the frame, a shredder turned on, which partially cut the work of art. Many assume. That this mechanism was activated by someone present at the auction, and it is quite possible that Banksy himself.
vAfter such events, the artist and the auction house were accused of conspiring to destroy the painting in order to increase its value. Experts confirm that cutting in such an environment only increased the cost of "Girl with a Ball" by several times, because the painting was not completely destroyed and the strips after cutting turned out to be wide enough.
There are many reasons to suspect the artist with the auction house Sotheby's. Everyone knows that before putting up a lot for sale, it is carefully checked, and during such a check it was impossible not to notice a sufficiently voluminous mechanism for destruction, built into the frame. It is also worth noting the fact that the shredder was powered by a battery. Considering that the painting was transferred to the auction house in 2006, it can be concluded that the battery needed to be replaced or recharged. This is another reason to doubt the honesty of Sotheby's and the mysterious Banksy.
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