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> Balloon Girl is a 2002 mural by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a young girl letting go of a red heart-shaped balloon. It's a 2006 copy of a 2002 mural[0].
by vanderZwan 8y ago
> Balloon Girl is a 2002 mural by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a young girl letting go of a red heart-shaped balloon.
It's a 2006 copy of a 2002 mural[0]. There is no mention of where the copy originated from though, nor any indication that the frame was part of the 2006 piece.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_Girl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_Girl
- docbrown 8y agoThe frame was part of Banksy’s original idea per the auction house. >Sotheby's — which had noted before the sale that the work's ornate gilded frame was "an integral element of the artwork chosen by Banksy himself" — expressed surprise at the incident. [1] https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-banksy-self-destruct-20181006-story.html https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-banksy-s...
- cthalupa 8y agohttp://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/contemporary-art-evening-auction-l18024/lot.67.html http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/contempo... Sotheby's posts lot details on their site for all auctions. The provenance on this one is quite direct. Banksy -> "Current Owner" -> Whoever won the auction Banksy himself made the frame. However, rumor that I've seen among the art world is that Banksy was the "Current Owner" as well as the bidder. The piece sold for the exact same amount (to the pound) as his previous record Sotheby's auction. People are also not buying that Sotheby's wasn't in on it - wooden frames like this have to be verified to be free of pests like termites, etc., which the lot details report was done. It seems unlikely that in verifying the frame to be pest free they would have missed a motorized shredder in it. Especially since the shredded pieces had to go out somewhere...