Damien Hirst x Banksy Painting Auctioned for 1.8 Mil
November 30, 1999 ⋅ by Staff ⋅ 3018 Views

Yesterday on Valentines Day, Sotheby’s auction house hosted a Valentine’s Day (AUCTION) RED auction which sold artwork from some of the most popular artist of today to bidders that had big pockets. The Damien Hirst x Banksy painting titled “Keep it Spotless” originally estimated at $250,000 – $350,000 fetched an amazing $1,870,000 USD. Another of Hirst’s paintings called “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way” skyrocketed to $7,150,000 USD. Pretty amazing consider that the US is heading towards a recession.

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  • Anonymous

    Banksy and Hirst. Both opposite ends of the spectrum in the art world but unite under currency. 

  • Townes Van Zandt

    “Pretty amazing consider that the US is heading towards a recession.”

    You misunderstand. The criminals who run Goldman Sachs etc. have plenty of disposable income. The reason the economy is in recession is because they stole their wealth from everyone else.