BANKSY
"DI-FACED TENNER (10 GBP NOTE)
OFFSET LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS ON PAPER
SIZE: 3 X 5.625 INCHES
FRAME SIZE: APPROX 9 X 12 INCHES
YEAR: 2004

£10 note Di-Faced by Banksy with a portrait of Princess Diana on the front and the motto: "I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Ultimate Price." The back features Darwin's image and the statement: "Trust No One."

From the private collection of Steve Lazarides, BanksyÂ’s original art agent. Steve represented Banksy in his early years and brought his art into the public spotlight. The Di-faced Tenner was created for a public stunt Banksy had orchestrated that involved dropping a suitcase full of the fake currency in public, during rush hour at the Liverpool tube station in London and at the Notting Hill Carnival and Reading Festival. Later that year, an unknown amount of Tenners were also released at the exhibition preview of SantaÂ’s Ghetto, held at Lazarides Gallery. In addition to its fascinating history as an unperformed public stunt, the Di-faced Tenner had the honor of being BanksyÂ’s first piece of art to enter in the British Museum private collection earlier this year.
Includes signed letter of provenance from Steve Lazarides including.

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