The anonymous street artist known as Banksy just pulled off one of the greatest pranks ever seen in the art world: one of his paintings was sold for nearly $1.4 million at a Sothebys auction in London last night, and immediately after being sold, the painting self-destructed.
The 2006 spray-painted canvas painting titled “Girl With a Balloon” had a final price of 1,042,000 ($1,367,471) with the buyer’s premium.
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