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Girl With Balloon

by Banksy

By Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 3 years ago 1 min read

Originally graffitied with the message “there is always hope” on London’s Waterloo Bridge in 2003 by controversial, anonymous, prolific political & environmental activist and artist, Banksy.

Reproduction framed canvas auctioned at Sotheby’s in 2018 for $1.4m.

Subsequent shredding stunt increased it’s value to $25.4m.

Renamed love is in the bin.

The Original Street Art
2004 Auction Canvas (pre-shredding)

Art

About the Creator

Kayleigh Fraser ✨

philosopher, alchemist, writer & poet with a spirit of fire & passion for all things health & love related 💫

“Darkness to me is like water to the sea”

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    Written by Kayleigh Fraser ✨