using the element of surprise to make a point, like the time he bought a tract of stuffed animals in new york s meatpacking districts squeaking for help. or when he pointed a finger of privilege at a young graffiti artist at a wall in the broncos. in a statement, sotheby s auction house said, we ve been banksied. lynda kinkade, cnn. wow. thank you for being with us for this hour. i m george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. more news right after the break. stay with us. lovers everywhere meet o, that s good! frozen pizza one third of our classic crust is made with cauliflower but that s not stopping anyone o, that s good!
well, that will be sad if it is. reporter: wills ellsworth joins the author of banksy, the man behind the wall, says the artist has a clear message. it was sort of protest against the way his paintings have been monetized. it s become how much does a banksy make? how much is it worth rather than a painting. reporter: banksy is known for use the element of surprise to make a point, like the time he brought a truck of stuffed animals into new york s meat packing district squeaking for help. or when he pointed a finger of privilege by painting this serving a graffiti artist saying we ve been banksied. lynda kinkade. you have to wonder if they didn t know it might happen. lynda kinkade, thank you very much. we ll be right back. expedia introduces add on advantage,
and they re not paid professional protesters handed expensive signs. big day for america. all right. he is the world s most famous anonymous street artist known for subversive work that appears really overnight. now he pulled off the most audacious prank yet. one of the more iconic works, known as girl with balloon, sold for $1.4 million at an auction house in london. look at this. the moment the gavel hit, the piece self destructed. it shed itself out of the frame. shredded all the way down. he said we got banksied. they did not reveal the identity of the buyer. that s a lot of money. i feel like it is worth so