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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Dalya Alberge

British art dealer in row over return of Banksy artworks from Italy

Stencil of child with arms outstretched breathing in smoke from fire
A detail from Season’s Greetings by Banksy. Photograph: supplied

A bitter row has broken out between a British art dealer and an Italian exhibitions company over three enormous Banksy murals that were loaned three years ago and which the dealer insured for £15m.

John Brandler, an Essex-based specialist in work by the graffiti artist, is pursuing legal action after losing patience with Metamorfosi in Rome, which stages temporary touring exhibitions.

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