How much is an original Banksy worth?

According to Sotheby’s, the latest Banksy artwork for sale has an estimated selling price between $5,467,432 and $8,201,148 (£4 million and £6 million). The original “Girl with Balloon” painting back in 2018 was sold for $1.4 million (£1,042,000) before it was shredded.

How much did Banksy’s art sell for?

This article is in your queue. A painting that British street artist Banksy purposely shredded during a previous auction sold Thursday to an anonymous Asian collector for $25.4 million at Sotheby’s in London, setting a new record for the artist at auction.

Who sold the shredded Banksy?

A Banksy painting has been bought £18.5m three years after it had shredded itself at auction. The elusive street artist’s work Love is in the bin was sold by Sotheby’s on Thursday for £16m.

Does Banksy get paid for his work?

Seeing as nobody knows who Banksy is, it begs the question: how exactly does he get paid? Like the majority of street artists, he doesn’t actually make any money from most of his work due to the fact he paints onto walls rather than canvases. In this respect, his anonymity makes no difference to his profits.

What is Balloon girl worth?

Girl with Balloon is now best known for a 2018 spectacle at Sotheby’s auction house, where a 2006 painting of the image self-destructed through a shredder embedded in its frame after selling for over $1 million.

How did the painting get shredded?

When an anonymous buyer secured the winning bid for British artist Banksy’s Girl With Balloon in 2018, the painting promptly self-destructed. With the bang of an auction gavel, the framed artwork started to shred itself before security guards removed it from the wall.

Who bought the Banksy painting?

The painting, which partially self-destructed three years ago after selling for $1.4 million, was resold by Sotheby’s for $25.4 million, setting a new record for the artist.