Banksy Margate Valentine's Day artwork piece removed again

Part of a Banksy artwork that appeared successful Margate connected Tuesday greeting has been removed for a 2nd time.

A breached freezer was removed by a assemblage connected Wednesday evening.

London-based Red Eight Galleries said it removed the appliance to "ensure the integrity" of the artwork, which they program to dismantle and enactment connected display.

The assemblage besides erected a Perspex expanse astir the mural, which is connected a partition of a property.

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

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

The elusive artist, who captioned the portion "Valentine's time mascara", besides posted pictures showing a close-up of the woman's smiling, but seemingly battered face.

Julian Usher, main enforcement of Red Eight Galleries, told the BBC they had been contacted by the spot proprietor of the location connected which the mural is painted.

Mr Usher said the assemblage plans to region the full installation and show it, perchance astatine a section museum.

He said the portion would beryllium utilized to rise consciousness of home unit and to assistance rise wealth for section charities.

The artwork besides featured a assortment of rubbish connected the ground, including a breached achromatic plot chair, a bluish crate and an bare brew bottle.

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.