A piece of artwork by the famed anonymous artist Banksy has broken records in auction selling for 18 times the original price.
The piece of art was bought by a European art collector for €1.18 million in 2018 at a Sotheby’s auction but the secretive artist managed to increase its value just as the gavel fell as there was a concealed shredder in the ornate gold frame holding it and it partially destroyed itself in front of the auction-goers eyes.
The spray-painted piece which depicts a young girl reaching for a balloon was originally spotted on a wall in East London and has become one of the political activist’s most well-known pieces.
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