The latest Banksy artwork to show up in London has been vandalized just days later.
The artwork, which showed up on Sunday and was confirmed by the anonymous artist as one of his works on Monday, has been splashed with white paint just two days later.
The urban tree artwork – visited by Jeremy Corbyn among others – was painted on the side of a residential building in Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park, north London.
The artwork depicts green leaves painted on the wall behind a pruned tree, with a stencil of a person and what appears to be a paint sprayer.
Nobody knows who Banksy is, but his works have appeared across the country, and there are plenty more located in London even if one was taken down within an hour of its discovery.
The artwork has now been surrounded by temporary metal fencing – although it’s not known whether this was put up by the council, Banksy himself, or someone else.
It’s prompted concerns that the urban tree artwork may not last much longer, with one local, named James, commenting ‘RIP’ on X.
A sign asking people not to walk on the grass in front of the artwork has also been put up, after the artwork became a hotspot for journalists, photographers and sightseers.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Islington Council for more information.
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