Banksy (1974) - FCK PTN! (??? ????!) - SIGNED MEDIUM FRAME, - Lot 381

Banksy (1974) - FCK PTN! (??? ????!) - SIGNED MEDIUM FRAME, LIMITED EDITION Offered for sale to benefit the reconstruction of Ukrainian schools: a very rare Banksy FCK PTN! stamp wooden art frame, issued in Ukraine, contains a complete sheet of Banksy FCK PTN! stamps, as well as a Banksy FCK PTN! first-day cover and postcard, cancelled Kiev. The FCK PTN! stamp features one of seven graffiti works by British artist Banksy, created in Ukraine in 2022. The graffiti, depicting a judoka being sent to the finals, was painted by the artist on the wall of a destroyed house in the village of Borodyanka (Kiev region, Ukraine). Only 100 numbered copies of this important frame are available. It comes with a signed and numbered receipt, and bears the signature on the back of Yurii Korniichuk (CEO of Bagetnaya), with the message FUCK ??? ???!!! and Marc Pairon (with the inscription: FCK PTN!). Each piece is stamped with the Bagetnaya logo. The second copy of this extremely limited edition is now part of the permanent collection of the Borodyanka Memorial Museum. Flemish art expert and author Marc Pairon is known, among other things, for his worldwide bestseller "ART DECO CERAMICS - Made in Belgium" (2006). He has already published two best-selling art books on Banksy: "BANKSY THE WALLED OFF ART EDITIONS ARE SOLD OUT!" (2021) and "BANKSY IN UKRAINE - F*CK PTN!" (2024). His third Banksy reference work is in preparation: "BANKSY IN PALESTINE". Copies signed by Pairon of his art book "BANKSY IN UKRAINE - F*CK PTN!" have already sold at auction for over €1,900, excluding sales costs. Technical information about this limited edition art frame: Frame dimensions: 490x260mm Banksy stamp sheet dimensions: 109x109mm Banksy first day cover dimensions: 115x160mm Issue date: 11/04/2024 Publishers: Ukrposhta and Bagetnaya, Ukraine Frame manufacturer: Bagetnaya, stamped on reverse side Image creator: Banksy© Provenance: Marc Pairon private collection, Belgium