I wanted to shred all of my picture, says Banksy

insisted that Sotheby’s did not know about the stunt in advance, posting on Instagram: ‘Some people think it didn’t really shred – it did. Some people think the auction house were in on it – they weren’t.’

The three-minute video shows a hooded figure constructing the shredder in a workshop before cutting to the auction, where a pair of hands presses a button in a black box to set off the destruction.

After the prank, the shredded painting was certified by Banksy and given the new title Love Is In The Bin.

Sotheby’s confirmed that the European female buyer of the work agreed to go ahead with the £1.04million purchase.

The lot had been estimated to sell for £200,000 to £300,000 before the auction.

Fully shredded: Trial run in a workshop BANKSY has suggested that his £1million painting Girl With Balloon was supposed to have been completely shredded in his auction room stunt.The picture of a girl reaching for a heartshaped red balloon on a string was bought by a collector at a Sotheby’s sale in London earlier this month. But as soon as the hammer fell the canvas passed through a secret shredder hidden in the frame, leaving the bottom half in tatters.Street artist Banksy has now posted a video on his website showing how the prank unfolded. In the film, entitled ‘Shred The Love – The Director’s Cut’, Banksy reveals that ‘in rehearsals’ the shredding worked ‘every time’.The clip includes footage of a test run showing a print passing through the shredder completely. The anonymous artist also

Stalled: The shredder stops at Sotheby’s