Banksy Works Lead London Urban Art AuctionBy ARTINFO
Published: June 18, 2008
The most highly valued work in the sale, an early freehand Banksy work entitled Portrait of an Artist, failed to sell against an estimate of £150–200,000. Other lots sold for smaller numbers, such as Nick Walker's Mood Board for £43,200. The sale, which brought in a total of £801,204 with fees — well within its £672–977,000 estimate — featured a large number of up-and-coming street artists from Banksy's home town of Bristol, many of whom donated the works directly to the auction themselves. For 22 of them, it was their first time at auction. |
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