Europe. UK. USA. Youth club owner received death threats for selling Banksy mural. The owner of a cash-strapped youth club in Bristol has said he received death threats after he publicly announced he was selling a Banksy mural gifted to the club by the artist.
Mobile Lovers, which this week sold for £403,000 to a private collector, appeared next to the doorway of the Broad Plain boys' club in April. After a dispute with the council over ownership, the artwork was given to the Bristol club in a letter from the elusive artist. Dennis Stinchcombe, who owns the club, had originally moved the artwork inside the youth club but had made the decision to sell the piece and donate the proceeds to the struggling youth club, which faced closure earlier this year. The announcement, he said, had been met with anger by many and it is reported offers of £2m were made for the piece. The World's Most Expensive Paintings (BBC Documentary)