BANKSY (British Street Artist, b. 1974) Lot n° 3

Never Liked The Beatles' (Seel St / Liverpool Bienniale 2004) Stencil and Spray paint on Plywood Size: 50 x 120 cm Framed in a bespoke acrylic box frame (48 x 20 x 4 inches) (Unique) PROVENANCE Executed on a building attached to the Community College Catering School on Seel St, and timed to coincide with the 2004 Liverpool Biennale. The building on which this work appeared, was demolished shortly afterwards and the work was later salvaged by a local graffiti artist, who sold it to its current owner. The work was produced at the same time as a number of other public works, all of which were located within a short walk of each other, on the border of Chinatown, and in between the neighbourhoods of Knowledge Quarter and Baltic Triangle. SEE Article in The Sun, 'Money In The Banksy' 23 Sep 2017, about stripping of Banksy's Street Art from the walls in Liverpool (with image of the above painting) (Please refer to department for Condition report. You can find the biography of this artist in our digital catalogue for this sale)