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First Reveal: Banksy's 'Girl With Balloon & Morons Sepia'

A particularly biting example of Banksy’s satirical oeuvre, 'Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia' is a double-sided composition boasting two of the artist’s most famous images: 'Girl with Balloon' and 'Morons'. On the recto, 'Girl with Balloon' depicts a young girl extending her hand toward a red heart-shaped balloon, carried away by the wind. On the reverse, a crowd of art collectors is shown gathered around an auctioneer who, mid-performance, gestures toward a large, gilt-framed canvas with an, ahem, pointed message. When held up to light, 'Girl with Balloon' and 'Morons Sepia' magically fuse into a single composition.

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