The piece belongs to Banksy's coveted Crude Oils series, first unveiled in 2005, in which he vandalised traditional paintings with jarring symbols of modern chaos. Among the series' most notorious works were a Monet-style lily pond filled with shopping carts, a decaying version of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and a Madonna and Child interrupted by an iPod. Instead of corrupting a classic image with modern disorder, Banksy places his own iconic Girl with Balloon centre stage, reducing the original thrift-store landscape beneath it to little more than background scenery.
A never-before-seen Banksy painting tipped to become his most expensive work is heading to auction with a staggering $18 million price tag. The artwork, titled Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape, will go under the hammer in a glitzy invitation-only sale in New York on May 20, after making its public debut inside Tiffany & Co.'s iconic Fifth Avenue flagship store, The Landmark.
It combines two of Banksy's most famous signatures in one work: his beloved Girl with Balloon motif and his ultra-rare Crude Oil series—a collection widely considered among the artist's most desirable creations. The estimate of $13–18 million is the highest ever placed on a Banksy at auction
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