6
Oct
2008
Neglected Banksy worth $60k found on a Duck Shed!
A Farmer in Leeds (North England) has been living with a piece of Banksy Art on his walls since 2003 and was completely unaware of the Artist of the worth of the graffiti.
The piece, a television being thrown from a window, has been seen on countless Banksy Posters and prints and also appears on a wall in Shoreditch (London).
Banksy recreated his stencil on the Farmers wall for a photoshoot with the band Blur (who he also collaborated with on singles and an album cover) and since then, the Farmer forgot all about it and it was left to face the elements until five years later when a friend of the families who is an Auctioneer realised the value of the Artwork and persuaded the family to sell.
The Farmer used a stone saw to cut the Banksy Art from his wall and it fetched just over $66K, not bad for a forgotten stencil on a duck shed!
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Banksy39s-artwork-on-Leeds-barn.4560679.jp
