Banksy's Morons sells at auction

by greg1usa | April 4, 2008 at 02:06 am | 408 views | 2 comments

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A screenprint by Banksy that pokes fun at the art world has sold at auction in London.

Moron's reached £5,250, about £1,000 more than its estimated value.

The print appeared on the secretive artists' website immediately after his piece Bombing Middle England reached a £102,000 at Sotheby's in early February
The print, which takes a dig at auction houses like Sotheby's, first appeared on the artist's website after Bombing Middle England reached £102,000 at auction in February.

The record was broken on Valentine's Day when Banksy got £953,984 for Keep It Spotless at Sotheby's in New York.

Meanwhile, Napalm, based on the famous image of a Vietnamese girl fleeing a bombed village that won photographer Nick Ut a Pulitzer Prize, fetched £11,000, and CND Soldiers went for £3,750.

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amyjudd

at 10:16 on April 4th, 2008

Banksy is one of my favourite artists, partly because there is so much mystery surrounding his work and he's not afraid to push the boundaries of what is art and what is vandalism. When I was in London last I tried to find as many examples of his work on the street as I could. However, I don't think I would pay that much for one of his pieces!