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Article: Graffiti artist deposits [pounds sterling]100,000 in his banksy account; Spray paint star hits record prices.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 19, 2006
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Byline: TOM TEODORCZUK
HE WAS initially dismissed by many in the art world as a maverick prankster but now graffiti artist Banksy has established himself as a modern art heavyweight in the auction houses.
The reclusive artist broke his own record at auction yesterday when his unique take on Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was sold for [pounds sterling]57,600 to a UK-based private collector at Sotheby's Olympia Contemporary Art sale and a Kate Moss series made another [pounds sterling]50,000.
The prices confounded those present, given the presale estimate for the Mona Lisa was [pounds sterling]15,000 to [pounds sterling]20,000. The bidding frenzy ...