The unnamed collector bought the pieces in 2005 while living in London; at the time Banksy sold prints for around 60 pounds ($115). Chris McKeen/Stuff Soup Can, a play on Andy Warhol's image of the Campbell's soup, sold for $52,000. Golf Sale is among the first works Banksy publicly released. Chris McKeen/Stuff Thomson said the Banksy works had created a buzz of excitement, and they had been fielding calls from around New Zealand and offshore. "In fact, there may only have been one Banksy work ever offered for sale in New Zealand," he said.

Source: Stuff June 30, 2020 08:32 UTC