One of the nine murals created by the elusive street artist Banksy in London over the past nine days has been defaced by a vandal.&nbsp;

The mural, depicting a rhino seemingly mounting a dilapidated silver car — a Nissan Micra — with a traffic cone on its bonnet, appeared in south-east London on Monday (August 12). It was confirmed as a genuine Banksy on the artist's Instagram account.

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The day the mural showed up, in the evening, a man wearing a balaclava was filmed spray-painting a tag on the mural. As per BBC, bystanders tried to dissuade him by shouting, "Don't do that."&nbsp;

After being defaced, the mural now has a dollar sign and a "V". As per the BBC, Banksy is not popular among members of the street art community who resent his mainstream success and his reliance on stencils rather than freehand painting.

This defacement may be due to the ongoing tensions.

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By Tuesday morning, the car featured in the mural had also been removed, though it was confirmed that the local council was not responsible for its removal.

A spokesperson for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, where the mural was located, expressed disappointment over the incident, stating, "It's a real shame that a mindless vandal has defaced the mural, which has already drawn visitors and brought so much joy to many."&nbsp;

The council is reportedly now deliberating on "what would be reasonably possible for the future of the artwork and will be closely monitoring it".

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In a conversation with BBC, a witness said that a "random youth" had "brazenly walked up and defaced the installation with a graffiti tag".

"The whole incident took place within less than 30 seconds before he disappeared with another male accomplice further down the road."

<h2>Banksy's new work&nbsp;</h2>

Earlier works in Banksy's series include a goat perched on a wall, and silhouettes of elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, and a cat.&nbsp;

On Sunday (August 11), Banksy acknowledged that he had added a school of piranhas to a police sentry box in the City of London. To save this artwork, the City of London Corporation swiftly moved the artwork to a secure location and announced that a permanent home for the piece would be&nbsp;decided&nbsp;soon.

(With inputs from agencies)

One of the nine murals created by the elusive street artist Banksy in London over the past nine days has been defaced by a vandal. The mural, depicting a rhino seemingly mounting a dilapidated silver car — a Nissan Micra — with a traffic cone on its bonnet, appeared in south-east London on Monday (August 12).

One of the nine murals created by the elusive street artist Banksy in London over the past nine days has been defaced by a vandal. The mural, depicting a rhino seemingly mounting a dilapidated silver car — a Nissan Micra — with a traffic cone on its bonnet, appeared in south-east London on Monday (August 12). It was confirmed as a genuine Banksy on the artist's Instagram account. Also read | Crimes against humanity, war crimes ‘escalating at alarming rate’ in Myanmar: UN Who vandalised it? The day the mural showed up, in the evening, a man wearing a balaclava was filmed spray-painting a tag on the mural. As per BBC, bystanders tried to dissuade him by shouting, "Don't do that." After being defaced, the mural now has a dollar sign and a "V". As per the BBC, Banksy is not popular among members of the street art community who resent his mainstream success and his reliance on stencils rather than freehand painting. This defacement may be due to the ongoing tensions. Mural ruined By Tuesday morning, the car featured in the mural had also been removed, though it was confirmed that the local council was not responsible for its removal. A spokesperson for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, where the mural was located, expressed disappointment over the incident, stating, "It's a real shame that a mindless vandal has defaced the mural, which has already drawn visitors and brought so much joy to many." The council is reportedly now deliberating on "what would be reasonably possible for the future of the artwork and will be closely monitoring it". Also read | Turkey arrests woman for criticising govt's ban on Instagram In a conversation with BBC, a witness said that a "random youth" had "brazenly walked up and defaced the installation with a graffiti tag". "The whole incident took place within less than 30 seconds before he disappeared with another male accomplice further down the road." Banksy's new work Earlier works in Banksy's series include a goat perched on a wall, and silhouettes of elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, and a cat. On Sunday (August 11), Banksy acknowledged that he had added a school of piranhas to a police sentry box in the City of London. To save this artwork, the City of London Corporation swiftly moved the artwork to a secure location and announced that a permanent home for the piece would be decided soon. (With inputs from agencies)

Banksy's street art defaced by vandal; new art piece moved to secure location

Six people have been arrested in France over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall, sources said Saturday.

The suspects were arrested across France this week after the artwork, an image of a girl in mourning painted on one of the Paris venue's emergency doors, was found in Italy earlier in the month, judicial and police sources told AFP.

Two were charged with theft while the other four were charged with concealing theft, the sources added. All six were placed in pre-trial detention.

The door with the artwork was cut out and taken in January last year at the Bataclan, where Islamic State gunmen massacred 90 people in 2015.

French and Italian police said on June 10 this year that they found the work in an abandoned farmhouse in Italy's central east Abruzzo region.

One of the French policeman who intervened in the 2015 Bataclan attack was present when the door was found, and was overcome with emotion, according to the French crime unit.

Works by Banksy, known for their distinctive style, irreverent humour&nbsp;and thought-provoking themes, have been found on walls, buildings and bridges from the West Bank to post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.

At auction, they have sold for more than $1 million.

Six people have been arrested in France over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall, sources said Saturday.

Six people have been arrested in France over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall, sources said Saturday. The suspects were arrested across France this week after the artwork, an image of a girl in mourning painted on one of the Paris venue's emergency doors, was found in Italy earlier in the month, judicial and police sources told AFP. Two were charged with theft while the other four were charged with concealing theft, the sources added. All six were placed in pre-trial detention. The door with the artwork was cut out and taken in January last year at the Bataclan, where Islamic State gunmen massacred 90 people in 2015. French and Italian police said on June 10 this year that they found the work in an abandoned farmhouse in Italy's central east Abruzzo region. One of the French policeman who intervened in the 2015 Bataclan attack was present when the door was found, and was overcome with emotion, according to the French crime unit. Works by Banksy, known for their distinctive style, irreverent humour and thought-provoking themes, have been found on walls, buildings and bridges from the West Bank to post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. At auction, they have sold for more than $1 million.

France arrests six over Banksy artwork stolen from Bataclan

British street artist Banksy’s painting that shows the UK's House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees is now sold at an auction for 9.9 pounds ($12 million).

The painting is called ‘Devolved Parliament’ that is measured to be a 13 ft wide artwork. It was painted by the Bristol artist back in 2009, according to a report by the BBC.&nbsp;

The painting was expected to fetch 1.5 million and 2 million pounds as it sold for more than five times its estimate at Sotheby's in London.

Banksy reacted on Instagram, saying it was a "record price for a Banksy painting" and "shame I didn't still own it".

Sotheby's tweeted the painting had sold "to applause at 9,879,500 pounds - nine times its previous record - after a 13-minute bidding battle".

The auction house said, "Regardless of where you sit in the Brexit debate, there's no doubt that this work is more pertinent now than it has ever been."

As for the painting, ‘Devolved Parliament’ is the artist's biggest known work on canvas.

The auction took place a year after Banksy himself intervened in a Sotheby's auction when his artwork ‘Girl with Balloon’ self-destructed as the gavel came down to become the newly titled ‘Love is in the Bin’.

British street artist Banksy’s painting that shows the UK's House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees is now sold at an auction for 9.9 pounds ($12 million). The painting is called ‘Devolved Parliament’ that is measured to be a 13 ft wide artwork.

British street artist Banksy’s painting that shows the UK's House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees is now sold at an auction for 9.9 pounds ($12 million). The painting is called ‘Devolved Parliament’ that is measured to be a 13 ft wide artwork. It was painted by the Bristol artist back in 2009, according to a report by the BBC. The painting was expected to fetch 1.5 million and 2 million pounds as it sold for more than five times its estimate at Sotheby's in London. Banksy reacted on Instagram, saying it was a "record price for a Banksy painting" and "shame I didn't still own it". Sotheby's tweeted the painting had sold "to applause at 9,879,500 pounds - nine times its previous record - after a 13-minute bidding battle". The auction house said, "Regardless of where you sit in the Brexit debate, there's no doubt that this work is more pertinent now than it has ever been." As for the painting, ‘Devolved Parliament’ is the artist's biggest known work on canvas. The auction took place a year after Banksy himself intervened in a Sotheby's auction when his artwork ‘Girl with Balloon’ self-destructed as the gavel came down to become the newly titled ‘Love is in the Bin’.

Banksy's UK Parliament painting sells for $12 million after a 13-minute bid

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The mural — which depicted a young girl with a mournful expression — had been painted onto one of the Bataclan's emergency doors. It was cut out.&nbsp;

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