The latest part of
Banksy's multi-day New York City art show saw the street artist covertly
put his art on sale at just $60 a piece. Although it's difficult to put
a value on the stenciled works, collectors' appetite for original
Banksy art is generally insatiable, and even the safest estimate would
be tens of thousands of dollars per piece.
There were dozens of stencils
on sale at an unambiguous Central Park stall simply labeled "spray art,"
but over the course of the day only eight were bought by three
customers, generating a total haul of $420.
Given that reprints of Banksy's
work are available from countless stores across the globe, it's no
surprise that New Yorkers were suspicious. Unfortunately for anyone
looking for a bargain, the opportunity is now gone: Banksy only
announced the sale after the stall was closed, and it won't be coming
back.
