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Banksy Painting Self-Destructs Seconds After Being Sold for $1.4 Million at Auction

BANKSY-ED

“Going, going, gone,” the elusive artist wrote of the stunt.

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Sotheby's

Banksy, the most elusive figure in the art world, gave a giant middle finger to art brokers on Friday night when his painting fetched a record price at Sotheby’s only to self-destruct seconds later.

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