Banksy painting for UK health service sells for record R340mn

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A painting by the British street artist Banksy sold for a record £16.75 million Tuesday, with proceeds going to benefit state health service staff.

The artist left a note with the painting thanking hospital staff for their work battling the pandemicLONDON - A painting by the British street artist Banksy sold for a record £16.75 million on Tuesday, with proceeds going to benefit state health service staff.

It first appeared at Southampton General Hospital on England's south coast, during the first wave of the global coronavirus crisis in May last year. Proceeds from the auction will go to NHS charities and a reproduction of the piece will continue to hang at the Southampton hospital."It is a Game Changer in every sense," he said of the painting.Masked intermediaries talking into mobile phones relayed bids from around the world during the nail-biting sale.

The painting may also have a political subtext though, as it was donated shortly after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public antibody tests could be a"game changer" in the pandemic -- only to have experts quickly pour cold water on the idea.

 

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