A collection of graffiti artist Banksy’s work has sold for more than £400,000 (about $639,000) at the Urban Art Sale at Bonhams auction house in London.
Girl and Balloon was one of the more than 18 pieces sold Thursday, and it fetched £73,250—almost five times more than the estimated pre-sale price. The image was painted directly onto a cardboard backing of an Ikea frame.
The stencil painting Leopard and Barcode sold for £75,650. It had never gone to auction before.
Posted by Tag One on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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February 14, 2012|Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Thirty years ago, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat secretly signed one of his paintings in invisible ink, says Sotheby’s auction house, which discovered the hidden autograph as it was preparing the painting for sale.
Sotheby’s experts uncovered the secret this month as they were examining “Orange Sports Figure,’’ which goes on sale Wednesday. The vibrant image of an abstract crowned figure is estimated to be worth between 3 million pounds a...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, March 26, 2011,
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Auction Features One-of-a-Kind Work that Inspired the Tumi TAG Limited Edition Collection
NEW YORK,March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tumi and renowned graffiti artist John "Crash" Matos have partnered to launch the "Tumi TAG" charity auction to benefit AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA). Launching today on Artnet.com, the auction will feature the exclusive untitled graffiti work that inspired the new Tumi TAG Limited Edition Collection. Global online bids will be accepted on A...
