A piece of Banksy artwork has been auctioned off for £81,000 with the money going to a children's hospital in Ukraine. The 2005 work CND Soldiers, which depicts two soldiers graffitiing the symbol of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament on a wall, was sold via “silent auction” on the website MyArtBroker.com.
The website initially was only accepting bids in excess of £20,000. However, after a rush of interest from bidders, the starting point was doubled to £40,000.
By the end of bidding on Monday, the piece had been auctioned off for a total of £81,000. The site did not charge any commission during the sale and all the money raised will be sent to the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv.
