Provenance provenance of paintings can help resolve ownership disputes. For example, provenance between 1933 and 1945 can determine whether a painting was looted by the Nazis. Many galleries are putting a great deal of effort into researching the provenance of paintings in their collections for which there is no firm provenance during that period. Documented evidence of provenance for an object can help to establish that it has not been altered and is not a forgery, a reproduction, stolen or looted art. Provenance helps assign the work to a known artist, and a documented history can be of use in helping
Works by Banksy that have been damaged or destroyed ended, a mechanism hidden in the frame was triggered by remote control and partially shredded the piece. Banksy later explained that he had built the shredder into the painting several years before it went up for auction, and named the new artwork created by the shredding "Love is in the Bin". Works by Banksy that have been damaged or destroyed This is a list of damaged or destroyed works of guerrilla art created by Banksy, which have been removed from their original locations or otherwise damaged or destroyed. Banksy is an England-based graffiti artist. Most of the works that make