Banksy: How to Make Millions with Spraycan and Stencil

The studio work.

The “urban graffiti” artist known only as Banksy is renowned for his street art. With his recognisable stencils and slogans adorning the walls of public buildings, his works are known for their humour and social and political comment.
There is however another side to Banksy: that of the studio artist.

The stencils are still a favoured medium, and several are recognisable as those used in some of his outdoor work......

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Banksy Gunrat Will Double Value of British Pub

Prospective buyers of a derelict Liverpool pub could be laughing all the way to the Banksy.

The derelict Liverpool pub The Whitehouse is on the market for £495,000, but with Banksy’s largest work, of a gun toting rat on the wall it is estimated to be worth around £1 million (approx $2m U.S)
Jonathan Owen, commercial sales director at Sutton Kersh, acting on behalf of the owners Frenson, is reported, as saying: : "The asking price is for a vacant city centre building and land... and does not include any added value that may be attributed to the authenticated Banksy artwork.
He added that they had been inundated with offers from art dealers.
"Now that the artwork on the Whitehouse pub has been authenticated as a genuine Banksy work we anticipate that this may generate offers significantly above the value of the buildings themselves."
“We’ve got interest from parties in the art world who want to retain the building and turn the building into an art gallery.......

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