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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Gaza man 'duped' into selling Banksy work for fraction of value

Rabie Dardouna says he did not know what the door mural thought to have been painted by the British street artist was worth and claims the buyer tricked himA man in Gaza says he has been duped into selling a Banksy artwork worth thousands that was painted on the door of his war-damaged house for just $175 (£118).The mural of Niobe, a mourning Greek goddess – entitled Bomb Damage – had been painted on a metal door which was all that remained of the home of Rabie Dardouna, 33, after it was hit by Israeli munitions in last year’s Gaza war. Continue reading...


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