Banksy painting self-destructed immediately after the sale at auction for $ 1,4 million. VIDEO

Banksy's painting “The Girl with the Ball” was cut by a shredder built into the frame immediately after it was sold at Sothebyʼs for 1,04 million pounds (1,4 million dollars). He writes about it Meduza with reference to The Art Newspaper.

Photo: Instagram banksy

The product was the last lot at the auction 5 October. The self-destruction of the painting began immediately after hitting the hammer, which meant the sale; This was accompanied by an alarm sound.

“The Girl with the Ball” is one of the most famous images of Banksy. At the auction version sold by him in 2006, on canvas with aerosol and acrylic paints. According to the description on the site Sothebyʼs, the picture was sold in the author's frame.

"It seems that we have just otbeenksili", - commented the incident, the head of the department of modern art auction Alex Branchik. “Now we are trying to understand what it means in the context of the auction. Cutting is now part of the job, ”he added.

In instagrame, which is considered the only official account of Banksy in social networks, a picture appeared from the auction with the comment "went, went and went."

The artist Banksy published a video in which he shared the process of preparing the picture for self-destruction.

“A few years ago, I secretly inserted a shredder into the picture in case it ever happens at an auction,” wrote Banksy on instagram.

On the frames he published, you can see a person standing with his back to the camera inserting the chopper into the frame.

Banksy graffiti has appeared on the streets since the early 1990's. Currently, his works are estimated at millions of dollars and significantly increase the value of the property on which they are placed, so their damage is qualified as vandalism. Corporate identity Banksy is the use of stencils.

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