Banksy artwork which appeared in Margate returns to town

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Banksy artwork which appeared in Margate returns to town

A Banksy artwork which appeared in Margate last year has returned to the town.

The piece – called “Valentine’s day mascara” – can now be viewed at Hornby Hobbies’ The WonderWorks for free after a stint at galleries in London.

The mural, which appeared on the side of a house in the town on Valentine’s Day 2023, shows a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye and missing tooth, apparently shutting a man in a freezer.

Olly Raeburn, Hornby Hobbies CEO, said the artwork had a “special place” in Margate’s heart.

The artwork had originally been put

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Before its return to Margate, it had been at Yamaha Music London and Yield Gallery in the capital.

The work by the Bristol artist had been valued at £6m and the public was offered the

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in the mural.

Anyone who owned one of the 27,000 shares, valued at £120 each, was eligible for benefits such as limited edition prints.

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