BANKSY
Vandalised oil # 001, 2001
Oil and spray enamel on found canvas in artist's frame. 61.5 x 71.5 cm. (24 1/4 x 28 1/8 in).
Signed with artist stenciled insignia 'BANKSY' lower right. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.
ESTIMATE £60,000-80,000 ♠
SOLD AT £121,250
PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist.
EXHIBITED London, Cargo Nightclub, Banksy, 2001
LITERATURE Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall, London, 2001 (illustrated)
“If you want to survive as a graffiti writer when you go indoors I figured your only option is to carry on painting over things that don’t belong to you there either.” (The artist, quoted in Banksy, Wall and Piece, London, 2006, p. 161)
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