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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Banksy’s tribute painting to the NHS has sold at auction for a staggering £16.8 million with premium. The UK health service will receive almost all the money from Christie’s charitable sale, which set a new auction record for the anonymous graffiti artist.
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Bristolian locals were blown away in December 2020 when a Banksy mural of a sneezing woman appeared on a semidetached house in Totterdown. Now they have bid the elderly woman and her flying false teeth a fond farewell as it was announced the artwork is set to be auctioned online.
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An original Banksy art print has gone up in smoke, only to be replaced with a digital facsimile that was sold for an impressive $380,000 (£274,000). This is thought to be the first time a physical artwork has been replaced by a unique digital asset.
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