A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than 1 million pounds at a London auction on Friday (local time). The 12-year-old painting had just been sold for 1,042,000 pounds ($NZ2.04 million) - matching Banksy's all-time record. Banksy's painting "Girl with Red Balloon" is seen shredded after its sale at Sotheby auction in London. Video footage showed two men taking the painting away shortly after the sale, bits of the image hanging down from the bottom of the frame in strips. Once a small-time graffiti artist from the English city of Bristol, Banksy's work has become hugely valuable.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 06, 2018 20:48 UTC