Early Banksy piece goes on sale for £500,000
- added June 1, 2008
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Painted onto the side of a trailer worth just £1000 this early Banksy piece is now going on sale for an estimated £500,000.
Maeve Neal, the owner of the trailer explained: ‘We have known Banksy for more than 12 years. He heard that we were travelling down to Glastonbury and asked if we would give over the sides of the truck as a work space. He wanted a large white canvas.’
Having provided the canvas the couple received two free Glastonbury tickets from Banksy himself, and they're now going to be swimming in dosh thanks to the sale. Just to make things all the more hippyish, the couple have lived in the trailer for the past few years!
Maeve Neal, the owner of the trailer explained: ‘We have known Banksy for more than 12 years. He heard that we were travelling down to Glastonbury and asked if we would give over the sides of the truck as a work space. He wanted a large white canvas.’
Having provided the canvas the couple received two free Glastonbury tickets from Banksy himself, and they're now going to be swimming in dosh thanks to the sale. Just to make things all the more hippyish, the couple have lived in the trailer for the past few years!
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- phillyharper
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wow, how far this guy (Banksy) has come. I remember just a few years back at art college in London talking about his work, some people still hadn't heard of him then. Also back further - about 9 years agao - a few mates and I talked about how cool his work was - now he is like a world icon. A friend of mine was gonna buy one his prints about 5 years ago, but didn't bother!
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Banksy is simply the best.
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