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Banksy’s hospital painting ‘sells for record £16.8m’ – raising money for health charities.
Sky News said: Game Changer, by Banksy, appeared at Southampton Hospital as a thank you to staff during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The anonymous artist’s Game Changer work appeared at Southampton Hospital as a thank you to staff during the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis.
While the reproduction remains at the hospital, Banksy‘s original canvas has now been sold to raise money for health organisations and charities.
The largely monochrome painting, which is one square metre, was hung in collaboration with the hospital’s managers in a foyer near the emergency department.
It shows a young boy kneeling by a wastepaper basket dressed in dungarees and a T-shirt.
He has discarded his Spiderman and Batman model figures in favour of a new favourite action hero – an NHS nurse.
The nurse’s arm is outstretched and pointing forward in the fashion of Superman on a mission.
She is wearing a facemask, a nurse’s cape, and an apron with the Red Cross emblem (the only element of colour in the picture).
The artist left a note for hospital workers, which read: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if its only black and white.”
The painting will remain at Southampton General Hospital until the autumn when it will be auctioned to raise money for the NHS.
Paula Head, CEO of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust said: “Our hospital family has been directly impacted with the tragic loss of much loved and respected members of staff and friends.
The artwork, Game Changer, will eventually be auctioned off to raise funds for NHS charities
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Outdoor Gallery
Credit: Banksy
CLICK HERE for Banksy – indoor gallery
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Fantastic news as the money is going to the NHS – but, sadly it will go into a private collection and never seen again