The picture of Banksy Girl with Balloon ("Girl with a ball") was supposed to self-destruct completely. This English artist told on his YouTube channel.

According to him, the grinder built into the frame prevented the implementation of the idea - during tests and tests, it worked as it should several times, but it broke down at the crucial moment.

In the same video, the artist showed the device of the shredder, as well as the method of its activation at the auction.

October 6 appeared video self-destruction of the picture after the final blow of the hammer, which means the end of the auction. "The girl with the ball" was sold for 1,042,000 pounds sterling. Art critics believe that the cost of a rugged picture can double. "Banksy made us. We have never encountered a similar situation in the past, ”the auction director said..

Trim pictures, which an unknown female collector bought for 1,042,000 pounds, renamed Love Is In The Bin ("Love in the trash can"). "When the hammer went down and the work self-destructed, I was shocked. But then I realized that now I own a piece of the history of art ", - shared the new owner of the work.

After the destruction of the price of paintings has grown to two million pounds.