Banksy Art "Self-Destructs" After Being Sold for $1.4 Million The mysterious artist hid a shredder within the frame of his 2006 painting, Girl With Red Balloon. The piece was sold at the Sotheby's auction for roughly $1.4 million. The moment the bidding closed, a majority of the painting
destroyed itself. Banksy posted a clip on Instagram explaining the mystery behind the self-destructing art. It became clear that he remotely triggered the booby-trapped frame to cut his work into shreds. Bansky quoted Picasso on his Instagram post about
destroying the art. Picasso Experts believe that Banksy's piece might have ironically increased in value in its half-shredded state