mudslag Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 https://hyperallergic.com/464419/1-3m-banksy-artwork-self-destructs-at-auction/ A Banksy artwork “self-destructed” at a Friday night Sotheby’s auction in London. “Girl with a Balloon” (2006) was the final lot of the evening sale at Sotheby’s and ended things off with an impressive final price of £953,829 (~$1,251,423), or £1,042,000 with buyer’s premium (~$1,367,104). Maybe people should’ve suspected something was suspicious when the artwork sold for the exact same figure as the artist’s previous auction record in 2008. Robert Casterline of Casterline Goodman gallery was in attendance and told Hyperallergic what happened next. He explained there was “complete confusion” and an “alarm inside the frame started going off as the gavel went down.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted October 7, 2018 Subscriber² Share Posted October 7, 2018 How wealthy do you have to be to throw that much money on a art piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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