Banksy Margate Valentine's Day artwork has piece removed within hours

A mural that has appeared connected a partition successful Margate has been confirmed arsenic the enactment of thoroughfare creator Banksy.

However, a breached freezer, which was an integral portion of the work, was removed lone a fewer hours aft the creator confirmed it was his.

It shows a 1950s housewife with a swollen oculus and missing tooth, seemingly shutting a antheral successful a freezer.

The elusive creator captioned the portion "Valentine's time mascara".

Banksy published a representation of the enactment connected his Instagram leafage connected Valentine's Day morning, and galore of the comments suggest helium is referencing warring unit against women.

Banksy besides posted pictures showing a close-up of the woman's smiling, but seemingly battered face.

The artwork, which incorporates a existent dumped thorax freezer, besides features a assortment of rubbish connected the ground, including a breached achromatic plot chair, a bluish crate and an bare brew bottle.

Thanet District Council has been approached for remark astir the removal.

Banksy has antecedently created artwork for Valentines Day, including a piece which appeared 3 years agone successful Bristol, the reputed location metropolis of the artist.

In December, Banksy created 50 screenprints which are to beryllium sold to rise funds for a foundation supporting the radical of Ukraine.

The anonymous graffiti creator antecedently confirmed helium had spent clip successful Ukraine aft posting a video of an creator spray-painting designs successful the war-torn state and speaking to locals.