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A large wall mural by "guerrilla artist" Banksy has been mistakenly painted over by a council's graffiti-removal contractors. The valuable 25ft-long artwork, on the side of garages in Bristol, was covered with a coat of thick black paint.
Bristol City Council said it wanted an investigation into the blunder. The council has ordered all Banksy works in the city to be preserved.
Someone has since sprayed the words "Wot no Banksy?" on top of the ex-work.
'Wrong graffiti'
The mural, one of Banksy's early works, had featured a collection of blue shapes with the artist's trademark tag.
Other tags by Banksy have been left on a railway bridge further along the road at the site in Albion Road, Easton.
Gary Hopkins, of Bristol City Council, said the contractors had been asked to tackle graffiti adjacent to the Banksy work, but wrongly targeted the piece itself.
"The Neighbourhood Renewal Team was told to remove graffiti next door to the piece by Banksy," he said.
"We would have to take action against the contractor because the city council has not given instruction for the removal of any Banksy work - we are aware that it's actually quite valuable so we have specific instructions not to remove any murals by Banksy," he said.
In February a picture of pensioners bowling with bombs by Banksy sold in London for ยฃ102,000, breaking a record for his work.
A large wall mural by "guerrilla artist" Banksy has been mistakenly painted over by a council's graffiti-removal contractors. The valuable 25ft-long artwork, on the side of garages in Bristol, was covered with a coat of thick black paint.
Bristol City Council said it wanted an investigation into the blunder. The council has ordered all Banksy works in the city to be preserved.
Someone has since sprayed the words "Wot no Banksy?" on top of the ex-work.
'Wrong graffiti'
The mural, one of Banksy's early works, had featured a collection of blue shapes with the artist's trademark tag.
Other tags by Banksy have been left on a railway bridge further along the road at the site in Albion Road, Easton.
Gary Hopkins, of Bristol City Council, said the contractors had been asked to tackle graffiti adjacent to the Banksy work, but wrongly targeted the piece itself.
"The Neighbourhood Renewal Team was told to remove graffiti next door to the piece by Banksy," he said.
"We would have to take action against the contractor because the city council has not given instruction for the removal of any Banksy work - we are aware that it's actually quite valuable so we have specific instructions not to remove any murals by Banksy," he said.
In February a picture of pensioners bowling with bombs by Banksy sold in London for ยฃ102,000, breaking a record for his work.
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