Absolute record for a work by Banksy, made available by the mysterious street artist from Bristol to raise money to donate to the British public health service (NHS) on the sidelines of the commemoration of the first anniversary of the number one anti Covid national lockdown introduced in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2020.
Coronavirus, record auction for a Banksy work: the proceeds go to British hospitals
The painting, titled Game Changer and first appeared in May on one of the walls of Southampton General Hospital, was sold this afternoon at Christie’s for £ 16.75 million (€ 19.4 million), compared to £ 2 million. 5 of the starting point. The buyer is unknown for now.
