A $1,300,000 Banksy artwork self-destructed right after it was sold at Sotheby¡¯s auction.
An alarm sound went off and the frame began to shred the art piece.?
The artwork titled Girl With Red Balloon was being auctioned off at Sotheby¡¯s Auction House when an alarm suddenly sounded off and the piece began to drop down through its frame which concealed a shredder and sliced the artwork into pieces.?
As of now, it is unclear if the auction house will provide a refund for the artwork, or if has gone up in value.
¡°It appears we just got Banksy-ed,¡± Alex Branczik, Sotheby¡¯s European director of contemporary art told the Art Newspaper. ¡°He is arguably the greatest British street artist, and tonight we saw a little piece of Banksy genius.¡±?
According to the Financial Times, the vendor selling the piece acquired ¡°Girl with a Balloon¡± directly from the artist himself. Said Sotheby¡¯s in a statement, ¡°We have talked with the successful purchaser who was surprised by the story. We are in discussion about next steps.¡±