An art collector who bought and removed a Banksy mural in Nottingham says he has saved it from a “death sentence” despite protests from locals.
John Brandler, owner of Brandler Galleries in Brentwood, spent “a six-figure sum” to buy the mural, which appeared on the corner of Rothesay Avenue in Lenton in October before being removed early on Wednesday morning.
Banksy in Nottingham Picture taken with permission from the twitter feed of @dangolstein of the removal of the Nottingham Banksy mural. John Brandler, the owner of Brandler Galleries in Brentwood, Essex, spent "a six-figure sum" to buy the mural, which appeared on the corner of Rothesay Avenue in Lenton in October.