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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Just recently, auction house Bonhams played host to rare auction selling works of street art and graffiti. With a list of artists including Banksy, Faile, Blek Le Rat, Keith Haring, Adam Neate, Space Invader, Anthony Micallef and the Japanese trio of Aya Takano, Chino Aoshima and Takashi Murakami, the range of talent for sale did not disappoint. However it was with obvious prediction that current pop art superstar Banksy would steal the show and he did not disappoint with some of his art works fetching close to a half a million US dollars for a stencil none the less. For the whole list of Banksy sale prices check out Supertouch.
Pop culture artist Banksy of the UK will have a variety of different pieces showcased this month in New York. So popular has Banksy’s street art become, special preservation programs have been instituted to maintain and touch-up some of his works. The exhibition will take place at the Vanina Holasek Gallery.
