From a resident of the Gaza Strip seized Banksy graffiti, which he purchased from the present owner for $ 175
No sooner had the British street artist Banksy to make a trip to the Gaza Strip, what was a documentary film as one of his works, donated this place, was the cause of the trial. We are talking about the image of the figure with closed from the face of despair. The way in which it seemed to look like Rodin's "Thinker", or Greek goddess Niobe, mourning their dead children, appeared at the door of the destroyed houses belonging to local resident, civil servant, Rabea of Garduna (Rabea Darduna).
When Garduna, the father of six children, was approached by a young man offering to sell this iron door for 700 shekels ($175), he quickly agreed. Neither of which Banksy he of course had never heard and could not think that this figure may be worth hundreds, but hundreds of thousands of dollars. When Garduna came to his senses and asked for a new owner to replay the transaction, he flatly refused, telling her chestney@
Annoyed of Garduna filed a lawsuit against the deceiver, who was 23-year-old BelAL Khaled (Belal Khaled), journalist and street artist from Gaza. Khaled admitted that he is a longtime admirer of Banksy and always wanted to purchase one of his works. He said the graffiti he bought to save it from spoiling and destruction, and does not intend to sell. Khaled claims that reported Garduna that it is the work of Banksy, but it seems it is not yet zaregistrirovana@
anyway, after Garduna filed for Haled to court, the door with graffiti were confiscated by the police. Now the real owner will determine in code@
Sources: reuters.com, reuters.com, artinvestment.ru
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