Show Me the Monet, which sold at auction for nearly US$10 million, transforms Monet’s The Water-Lily Pond – depicting a Japanese-style bridge in a garden – into a modern-day fly-tipping spot. Photo: AFP
Banksy’s Show Me the Monet sells for US$9.9 million to an Asian private collector
- Show Me the Monet, Banksy’s take on Monet’s The Water-Lily Pond, sold for nearly £7.6 million, the second highest price paid for work by the mystery artist
- Sotheby’s said five collectors battled for nearly nine minutes to drive the final price beyond its estimate of £3-£5 million
Show Me the Monet, which sold at auction for nearly US$10 million, transforms Monet’s The Water-Lily Pond – depicting a Japanese-style bridge in a garden – into a modern-day fly-tipping spot. Photo: AFP