As it turned out, one of Bristol early works of Banksy "the Leopard and barcode" last four years was hidden in the house of a local teacher

Early work of Banksy, who disappeared four years ago, showed up at a school exhibition. Graffiti "the Leopard and barcode" was first discovered on the wall of the building on Pembroke road in hometown Bristol. As of murals it was dated about 1999-2000. However, during repair work carried out on this street in 2010, Banksy graffiti mysteriously disappeared — unfortunately for local fans of street art. And only four years later, the mural ended up on exhibition at the school of the city of Nailsi near Bristol. As it turned out, graffiti brought a local teacher — the work of Banksy, wrapped in a blanket, kept her under the bed all these godi@

Mural "Leopard and barcode" came to the teacher because of her husband, an architect who participated in the reconstruction on Pembroke road in 2010. The owner of the building on which the mural was, decided to rebuild it. Graffiti Banksy was threatened with destruction, and therefore, the architect asked the owner for permission to have it. After receiving consent, he within four hours, cut out the fresco from the wall. After you have hidden it at home. 

the Teacher said that he decided to show graffiti at the exhibition, in order to support the school. Sell "Leopard and barcode" couple has no plans. Given the fact, as rising prices of Banksy (especially on the original, stencil murals), it seems quite logical that the desire of the owners to leave graffiti in the inheritance to the children. Similar Banksy work went under the hammer at Bonhams in 2012 for thousands of 76.6 pounds (125 thousand dollars).

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru