weeble
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April 2007
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by weeble on Jun 23, 2008 13:28:13 GMT 1, Hi y'all. i can't find any image of this, but i'm sure i recall one of banksy's earlier images of a monkey pushing down on a detonator, or something similar. anyone know what i mean or have an image of it?
Ok, here's a good story i thought i'd share with you. there is a lady who works with my wife who was completely over the moon last friday because, get this...
She went down to the Bocabar at Paintworks for a drink, and whilst there she thought she'd pop downstairs and look at this art exhibition that was currently going on - yep, the Dreweatts auction show. Looking round she saw the Banksy pieces and thought, "I'm sure I've got one of those things". So she goes home and rummages around to find a canvas her Dad bought for her some years ago for her 30th birthday, for ยฃ150. She quickly described it Dreweatts who immediately went round to her house in bath to take a look, and sure enough its a Banksy!!! Dreweatts said it was an early piece and probably worth around 30k, at which point she let them take it away right there and then!
She didn't even have a clue that there is now a huge demand for Mr. B's work or what these things were fetching for. If she never went to Bocabar for a drink, it would probably still be sitting in her attic! lol. She told my wife that she feels bad that it was a prezzie from her Dad all those years ago, but this will pay for her kid's education so how could she not sell it!
She described the canvas to my wife, although my wife couldn't quite remember by the time she got home to tell me! But between us I think its monkey jumping on a detonator. So I wondered if any of you have this image kicking around somewhere. I'm sure I can probably get a pic from my wife's colleague soon enough though.
Crazy, huh?!
Hi y'all. i can't find any image of this, but i'm sure i recall one of banksy's earlier images of a monkey pushing down on a detonator, or something similar. anyone know what i mean or have an image of it? Ok, here's a good story i thought i'd share with you. there is a lady who works with my wife who was completely over the moon last friday because, get this... She went down to the Bocabar at Paintworks for a drink, and whilst there she thought she'd pop downstairs and look at this art exhibition that was currently going on - yep, the Dreweatts auction show. Looking round she saw the Banksy pieces and thought, "I'm sure I've got one of those things". So she goes home and rummages around to find a canvas her Dad bought for her some years ago for her 30th birthday, for ยฃ150. She quickly described it Dreweatts who immediately went round to her house in bath to take a look, and sure enough its a Banksy!!! Dreweatts said it was an early piece and probably worth around 30k, at which point she let them take it away right there and then! She didn't even have a clue that there is now a huge demand for Mr. B's work or what these things were fetching for. If she never went to Bocabar for a drink, it would probably still be sitting in her attic! lol. She told my wife that she feels bad that it was a prezzie from her Dad all those years ago, but this will pay for her kid's education so how could she not sell it! She described the canvas to my wife, although my wife couldn't quite remember by the time she got home to tell me! But between us I think its monkey jumping on a detonator. So I wondered if any of you have this image kicking around somewhere. I'm sure I can probably get a pic from my wife's colleague soon enough though. Crazy, huh?! |
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dotdot
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by dotdot on Jun 23, 2008 13:34:50 GMT 1, wow one of these ?
wow one of these ? |
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weeble
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by weeble on Jun 23, 2008 13:39:12 GMT 1, yep i think that's the one!! i knew i'd seen one somewhere before. awesome! i'll send it to her and see. wonder what it will go for when they stick it up in the next auction?
yep i think that's the one!! i knew i'd seen one somewhere before. awesome! i'll send it to her and see. wonder what it will go for when they stick it up in the next auction?
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by alsbabar on Jun 23, 2008 13:49:52 GMT 1, is it me or is there something wrong with that image?
Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle?
is it me or is there something wrong with that image? Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle? |
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dealersam
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July 2007
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by dealersam on Jun 23, 2008 13:53:39 GMT 1, see now that's a great story. By far not a single case either, there must be quite a few people like that woman.
i met a friend of a friend at a bar yesterday eve, we were talking banksy, he said oh i think i bought one of those....turned out to be an unsigned laugh now.. i sed wanna sell he said yeah what could you give me, ยฃ300ish!! thought the nasty, but did the best.
see now that's a great story. By far not a single case either, there must be quite a few people like that woman.
i met a friend of a friend at a bar yesterday eve, we were talking banksy, he said oh i think i bought one of those....turned out to be an unsigned laugh now.. i sed wanna sell he said yeah what could you give me, ยฃ300ish!! thought the nasty, but did the best.
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Prescription Art
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November 2007
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by Prescription Art on Jun 23, 2008 14:02:18 GMT 1, See I always think that this is missing half the story when it doesn't have the banana dynamite. I'm sure it's supposed to be a diptych.
See I always think that this is missing half the story when it doesn't have the banana dynamite. I'm sure it's supposed to be a diptych. |
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fuzzed
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April 2008
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by fuzzed on Jun 23, 2008 23:40:43 GMT 1, Wasn't that street piece down leake street? And the people in charge of the tunnel cleaned it off?
How times have changed!
Wasn't that street piece down leake street? And the people in charge of the tunnel cleaned it off?
How times have changed!
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dotdot
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December 2006
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by dotdot on Jun 24, 2008 13:16:48 GMT 1, is it me or is there something wrong with that image? Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle?
indeed alsa....
could it be the image i used from andipa's web site is a
f a k e ?
hps ?
is it me or is there something wrong with that image? Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle? indeed alsa.... could it be the image i used from andipa's web site is a f a k e ? hps ? |
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by cashman on Jun 24, 2008 13:40:03 GMT 1, wow one of these ?
That has to be fake
wow one of these ? That has to be fake |
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milleniumhut
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September 2006
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Banksy canvas, monkey and detonator?, by milleniumhut on Jun 24, 2008 14:44:49 GMT 1, is it me or is there something wrong with that image? Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle? indeed alsa.... could it be the image i used from andipa's web site is a f a k e ? hps ?
This is my image I placed on here a few years ago. My wife and I bought it for about ยฃ150 at the pool bar in 2000. I'm not sure how many other monkeys were there but none of them had the dynamite linked on a second canvas.
When I saw the black and white monkey I thought it looked a bit funny compared to mine but was probably a totally different stencil.
I've seen one same as mine on a canvas twice the size (same size monkey). Probably worth twice as much? Can anyone confirm that canvas prices are really based on size (as Mr Andipa told me)?
About the original post though: I'd love to see a photo of the canvas Dreweatts said was worth 30k. It's a great story and I just hope she hasn't been ripped off.
is it me or is there something wrong with that image? Here is a picture posted on the Banksy Canvas thread, every detonator piece i have seen, all show the monkey with an ear piece and a coloured triangle? indeed alsa.... could it be the image i used from andipa's web site is a f a k e ? hps ? This is my image I placed on here a few years ago. My wife and I bought it for about ยฃ150 at the pool bar in 2000. I'm not sure how many other monkeys were there but none of them had the dynamite linked on a second canvas. When I saw the black and white monkey I thought it looked a bit funny compared to mine but was probably a totally different stencil. I've seen one same as mine on a canvas twice the size (same size monkey). Probably worth twice as much? Can anyone confirm that canvas prices are really based on size (as Mr Andipa told me)? About the original post though: I'd love to see a photo of the canvas Dreweatts said was worth 30k. It's a great story and I just hope she hasn't been ripped off. |
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