Banksy stall sells art works for $60 in New York
Original signed canvasses by British
street artist Banksy have been sold from a stall in New York's Central Park for
$60 (£38) each. The elusive artist posted a video on his website showing a
man selling what appeared to be fake Banksys. Many of the pieces, estimated to
be worth up to £20,000 each, remained unsold at the end of the day. Banksy is
in New York for a month-long residency during which he has promised a new piece
of street art every day. The latest video was accompanied with the words, "Yesterday
I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy
canvases. For $60 each." The video shows an unknown older man making his
first sale mid-afternoon, to a woman who buys two small canvasses for her
children after negotiating a 50% discount. Another woman from New Zealand is
seen buying two of the paintings, before a man from Chicago buys four. The
day's takings came to a grand total of $420. Underneath the video Banksy added:
"Please note: This was a one off. The stall will not be there again
today."
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