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Banksy's Flower Girl artwork up for auction in LA Banksy's Flower Girl artwork up for auction in LA
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A Los Angeles petrol station owner is selling a piece by perhaps the world's best-known graffiti artists. A Los Angeles petrol station owner is selling a piece by perhaps the world's best-known graffiti artist.
Flower Girl, by Banksy, is up for sale on Thursday at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.Flower Girl, by Banksy, is up for sale on Thursday at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.
Petrol station owner Eytan Rosenberg says he didn't know who Banksy was when a friend of a friend asked if the British street artist could paint on his garage's wall. The petrol station owner, Eytan Rosenberg, says he did not know who Banksy was when a friend of a friend asked if the British street artist could paint on his garage's wall.
The work depicts a young girl with a basket of flowers and a security camera looming over her like a vulture.The work depicts a young girl with a basket of flowers and a security camera looming over her like a vulture.
When Rosenberg sold his family petrol station last year, he painstakingly removed the painting and installed it in a sturdy aluminum frame. When Rosenberg sold his family petrol station last year, he painstakingly removed the painting and installed it in a sturdy aluminium frame.
Auctioneer Michael Doyle says the 9ft by 8ft (2.7m x 2.4m) piece could fetch more than $300,000 at auction. The auctioneer Michael Doyle says the 2.7 metre by 2.4 metre (9ft by 8ft) piece could fetch more than $300,000 at auction.
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