A painting by Banksy previously owned by Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus has been sold at Sotheby’s for £4.3 million. The painting, titled Crude Oil (Vettriano), is a reimagining of Scottish artist Jack Vettriano’s most famous work, The Singing Butler (1992). The sale comes just days after Vettriano’s death at the age of 73.
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Banksy’s urban tree mural in North London has been covered in plastic sheeting and boards after vandals defaced the artwork with white paint. But local residents and visitors have mixed feelings about recent protective measures.
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Over the summer, BBC Radio 4 released a new podcast The Banksy Story which delved into the mysterious artist and coincided with the first ever Banksy retrospective which was held at the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art. Ex-employees are featured on the podcast and the series aims to “chart the elusive artist’s compelling journey from street artist to global phenomenon”.
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An infamous Banksy artwork which shredded itself at a previous auction has sold for a whopping £16 million (£18.5 million including a buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s in London. It sets a new auction record for the street artist, who rose to fame in the 1990’s through his satirical graffiti art.
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In 2018 Banksy left the art world reeling after shredding a spray paint and acrylic on canvas version of Girl with Balloon (2006) just moments after it sold for a record price for the artist – £1.04 million (with fees). The partially shredded work is returning to auction this October.
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Detectives are searching for a vandal who painted over a new Banksy artwork with white paint. Since it first appeared in Lowestoft one week ago, Banksy has confirmed the mural and ten others along the coast of East Anglia as works by his own hand.
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First spotted by a visitor, a new piece of street art possibly created by Banksy has been found at Merrivale Model Village in Norfolk. The discovery follows a streak of potential Banksy artwork sightings across East Anglia this week.
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Last Thursday evening (8 July) the Art Law & More team was thrilled to welcome some of our close clients and contacts at the Ultimate Street Art Experience!
The EU Intellectual Property Office has cancelled two trademarks for Banksy’s images in an ongoing dispute between Banksy and a greeting card company. The EU Intellectual Property Office had previously cancelled trademarks for two other images.
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Last week the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) issued a decision declaring that the trademark owned by the street artist Banksy for his image of Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be in Charge (2002), which depicts a monkey holding a sandwich board, is invalid.
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