‘We’ve been Banksy’d!’ Balloon girl self-destructs on fetching $1.3mn at Sotheby’s auction (VIDEOS)

The elusive world-famous British street artist Banksy has reportedly pulled off one of the greatest art heists, allowing his own painting to self-destruct, just moments after ‘Girl with a Balloon’ had fetched over £1mn at auction.

A Banksy artwork “self-destructed” at a Friday night Sotheby’s auction in London. https://t.co/qXFZhzmy5I pic.twitter.com/H8SR0HDDAU

— hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) October 6, 2018

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Special night with banksy at Sotheby #banksy #sothebys #london

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Banksy removed .alarms going off after he destroys own painting with shredder built into frame! After selling for over one million dollars #banksy#banksyshreds#casterlinegoodmangallery #sothebys#sothebyslondon

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What a great perfomance! Right after the hammer fell, Banksy self destructed/shredded after selling for 860.000£ at the Sotheby‘s evening auction on the 5th of October 2018. . ✖️✖️✖️ #banksy #sothebys #auction #art #shredded #destroyed #video #classicbanksy #london #streetartnews #news #legendary #goinggoinggone

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Artist Banksy shreds his own painting after it hammers for over a million dollars.History made!!#banksy#sothebys#banksyshred#banksyart

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Artist Banksy destroys his own painting after selling for over one million dollars with shredder built into the frame #banksy #girlwithballoon #sothebys #contemporartauction #eveningauction #shreddedpaintings #london @sothebys @banksy

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