United Kingdom: Banksy work again up for auction after self-destruction

The work of Banksy The girl with the ball which was self-destroyed in 2018 has been repaired and again auctioned under the name "Love in the trash".

AFP - TOLGA AKMEN

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Three years ago, the image went around the world.

 a work by Banksy, literally self-destructed right after being sold at auction.

The painting was repaired to be put on sale again in London.

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With our correspondent in London,

The little girl who reaches out for a red heart-shaped balloon has been glued, repaired and the painting has also changed its name.

Now it's called

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It is one of the most popular Banksy graphs.

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He was born on a wall at Waterloo Bridge, South London, in 2002. There was a quote with him that said, “ 

”.

In 2018, during the previous sale, the painting had literally fallen to shreds under the dumbfounded glances of the spectators.

The artist had placed a crusher in the frame of the work.

The Sotheby's auction house, which was not aware, then spoke of the " 

 ".

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At the time, Banksy had justified his gesture.

The artist whose true identity nobody knows wanted to denounce the commodification of art.

Not sure whether he appreciates the selling price of his repaired work: an estimate of 5 million euros, nearly five times more than the price set during the first sale.

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