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Banksy’s NHS tribute sells for record $30 million as UK marks coronavirus lockdown anniversary
A Banksy painting showing a young boy playing with a toy nurse as a superhero has sold for more than $30 million, setting an auction record for the elusive British street artist.
Key points:
- ‘Game Changer’ pays tribute to frontline health workers during the pandemic
- It fetched a record price on the one-year anniversary of the UK going into coronavirus lockdown
- Banksy has released a series of COVID-themed artwork over the past year
‘Game Changer’, which was unveiled last May at University Hospital Southampton, paid tribute to the frontline workers of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The black-and-white artwork shows a young boy lifting a nurse, her arm stretched and wearing a cape, while…
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