Banksy artwork sells for nearly $10M at auction - Fox News

Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for nearly $10 million, making it the second-highest price ever paid for a piece of work by the British street artist.

“Show Me the Monet” sold to an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday evening at 7.6 million pounds, which translates to $9.8 million.

Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s European head of contemporary art, said the work was one of the “strongest and most iconic” Banksy works to appear at auction.

Another Banksy work, “Devolved Parliament,” sold last year at Sotheby’s in London for 9.9 million pounds.

Earlier this month, his graffiti-style piece “Forgive Us Our Trespassing” sold for $8.3 million at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.