The picture of the British street artist Banksi “Love in the air” was sold at the Sotheby’s auction in New York at the auction for the first time who took cryptocurrency, for more than $ 12.9 million. According to TASS, it is reported on Thursday in a press release Trading house.
“This is the first case when cryptocurrency was accepted as a payment for artwork,” said Sotheby’s message. The auction house did not specify whether the payment was made by cryptocurrent.
The estimated cost of the web before the trading ranged from $ 3 million to $ 5 million. The picture was written in 2005 on the canvas sprayed from the paint sprayed. It shows a young man who gets ready to throw a bouquet of flowers. Initially, when creating an image, Banksy was inspired by protests in the gas sector. This topic again became relevant in recent days due to new collisions between the Israelis and Palestinians.