Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

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  • floridaorange
    I'm merely a humble butler
    • Dec 2005
    • 29116

    Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

    Good stuff from Banksy! And a story this kid will never forget. I'm sure the kid will be tempted to sell the painting, would be a tough decision depending on various factors.

    After helping a man pick up paints that fell from his bag on a train in Cumbria, 14-year-old Ben Azarya​ was blessed with a signed painting by an artist he had never heard of. The man turned out to be Banksy, one of the most famous street artists of all time, and the painting Azarya received is said to be worth five figures.

    According to the New York Daily News, Azarya helped the man who introduced himself as Robin Banks. "He opened his rucksack and had a gas mask and spray paints inside," the teenager said. "He got out a piece of paper and had colors marked on it of what he had been trying out and he dropped his colors." Banksy asked the Azarya if he knew who Robin Banks was, and when Azarya said he didn't, the street artist gave him the artwork, said that it would be worth around $30,000, and told him, "Have a good life, brother."


    Azarya described Banksy as a white man in his late 40s with "scruffy clothes" and an old, fluffy hat. "He had a little jacket that didn't go over his arms and jeans with paint on. He looked really wacky and had blonde hair and blue eyes."


    Bonhams Auction House has advised Azarya and his mother to have the work authenticated, and Azarya already has plans to buy a new phone when the painting is sold.
    Last edited by floridaorange; January 11, 2015, 02:59:46 PM.

    It was fun while it lasted...
  • Zover
    Banned
    • Mar 2014
    • 965

    #2
    Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

    Turns out the kid sold it and spent the money on drugs and hookers. He became mentally unstable after that and threw himself under a train. Tru Fax

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    • Zover
      Banned
      • Mar 2014
      • 965

      #3
      Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

      LoL at Robin Banks.

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      • DIDI
        Aussie Pest
        • Nov 2004
        • 16845

        #4
        Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

        ^^^ Surely no parent would do that to their child
        Originally posted by TheVrk
        it IS incredible isn't it??
        STILL pumpin out great set after great set...never cheesed out, never sold out, never lost his touch..
        Simply does not get any better than Hernan
        The 'club spirit' is in the soul. It Never Dies

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        • unkle
          Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
          • Mar 2007
          • 10174

          #5
          Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

          I dont know too much about
          Banksy, but I really like his work.

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          • KiwiTollway
            Platinum Poster
            • Jan 2014
            • 1474

            #6
            Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

            30K? that's amazing .. pretty sure some of Banksy's work has been feature on Eternal Postings of ...

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            • DIDI
              Aussie Pest
              • Nov 2004
              • 16845

              #7
              Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

              Meanwhile here in Australia we put the sewage pipe through one
              Originally posted by TheVrk
              it IS incredible isn't it??
              STILL pumpin out great set after great set...never cheesed out, never sold out, never lost his touch..
              Simply does not get any better than Hernan
              The 'club spirit' is in the soul. It Never Dies

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              • sbando
                Going back to Romford
                • Apr 2008
                • 11661

                #8
                Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                I have a Jackson Pollock that I stole from Tate Modern.
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                ╚╗╔╝...........(=•_•=)
                ╔╝(¯`v´¯).......ღ***ღ.*
                ╚══`.¸. ...:::.(¯`•\|/•´¯) ☆*゚

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                • Garrick
                  DUDERZ get a life!!!
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 6764

                  #9
                  Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                  wait... is that the picture of the painting and the kid, kiwi? and he wants to sell it so he can buy a new phone? wtf?! come on. it's sad when a phone is worth more to you than a unique moment and gift such as that. he doesn't appear like he's hurting for money from that photo, either.
                  Should I fuck you at that not until the ass, inject then tremendously hard bumschen and to the termination in the eyes yes?

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                  • KiwiTollway
                    Platinum Poster
                    • Jan 2014
                    • 1474

                    #10
                    Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                    ^^ excellent point. very sad indeed.

                    phones are their life....

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                    • Zover
                      Banned
                      • Mar 2014
                      • 965

                      #11
                      Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                      Why does Banksy keep painting the same picture?

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                      • Zover
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2014
                        • 965

                        #12
                        Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                        Am I the only person who thinks this story is bullshit.

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                        • feather
                          Shanghai ooompa loompa
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 20895

                          #13
                          Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                          Originally posted by Garrick
                          wait... is that the picture of the painting and the kid, kiwi? and he wants to sell it so he can buy a new phone? wtf?! come on. it's sad when a phone is worth more to you than a unique moment and gift such as that. he doesn't appear like he's hurting for money from that photo, either.
                          Plus that's a very old design. I doubt if Banksy is still working on that and carrying it around. Very skeptical.

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                          • ♫♫♫♫♫♫
                            Are you Kidding me??
                            • Nov 2013
                            • 3729

                            #14
                            Re: Banksy Gave a Kid on a Train a Signed Painting Worth $30,000

                            Originally posted by Garrick
                            wait... is that the picture of the painting and the kid, kiwi? and he wants to sell it so he can buy a new phone? wtf?! come on. it's sad when a phone is worth more to you than a unique moment and gift such as that. he doesn't appear like he's hurting for money from that photo, either.
                            I think that if he could swap that picture for an iPhone he will be up on the deal.

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