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Banksy posted a video explaining his painting that self-destructed right after selling for $1.4 million

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  • The artist Banksy has posted a video on Instagram explaining his stunt involving a painting that self-destructed moments after selling at auction.
  • "Girl With Balloon", one of Banksy's most famous works, was sold at Sotheby's for $1.93 million.
  • "A few years ago, I secretly built a shredder into a painting … in case it was ever put up for auction," read a caption on Banksy's Instagram video.

The artist Banksy has posted a video on Instagram explaining his stunt involving a painting that self-destructed moments after selling at auction.

"Girl With Balloon", one of Banksy's most famous works, was sold at Sotheby's for $1.93 million. Moments after the hammer fell, half of the painting was shredded by a device built into the frame to the shock of the auction crowd.

His Instagram video shows the shredding device being loaded into the frame, with captions explaining: "A few years ago, I secretly built a shredder into a painting … in case it was ever put up for auction."

. "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge" - Picasso

A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on Oct 6, 2018 at 10:09am PDT on

It shows footage from the auction floor and the bewildered faces of the onlookers as the shredding device activates. The post is captioned: "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge – Picasso."

SEE ALSO: Banksy booby-trapped one of his paintings to self-destruct in this bizarre auction prank

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