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BigmanPigman

(53,438 posts) Sat Oct 6, 2018, 06:09 PM Oct 2018

Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s

You have to read and watch this...it is not a joke!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/arts/design/uk-banksy-painting-sothebys.html

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Artist destroys own artwork (for real!) after selling for $1.4 million [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2018 OP

It's worth more, destroyed janterry Oct 2018 #1

I just saw it posted under Videos forum...it is appreciated BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2

The art world Steerpike Oct 2018 #3

Even if a counterfeit is sold, art dealers BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #4