How much did this Abe Lincoln themed Banksy piece sell for at auction? Click the jump to find out.
This Banksy Abe Lincoln piece of original art on cardboard sold earlier today for a whopping $68,500.
It was expected to fetch between $20,000-30,000, but Banksy's hype far exceeded those expectations.
We think it is crazy that this piece went for so much. It is not one of his better pieces. Aside from the basic stylings and rather horrid color combinations, the piece is quite 'static' for a Banksy.
We don't think that Banksy is even trying to put out art with this piece. It seems purposefully bad. Maybe the commentary is the joke on whoever would pay so much to get a Banksy. We can see Banksy sitting back having a good laugh saying "I can't believe you morons actually buy this shit" (his own words, shown in the print below).
hahaha great article Greg...
ReplyDeletewish i had that kind of money to piss away. Even if i did, i wouldn't have picked that one. plenty of other good pieces to choose from.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. His work usually has something to say, on a scale of serious to irreverent. This ugly thing is mute.
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