New Banksy artwork stolen within hours of being unveiled

Banksy has revealed another piece of animal artwork in London – the fourth in four days.

The silhouette of a howling wolf has been painted on to a satellite dish on the flat roof of a graffiti-covered shuttered building in Rye Lane, Peckham, southeast London.

Photographs of the artwork, one taken in daylight and one in the evening, have been shared on the official Banksy Instagram account.

Members of the public look on at the new Banksy artwork. Pic: PA
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This goat in Kew Green was the first Banksy animal to appear earlier this week. Pic: PA

It is the latest in a series of animal images painted across London this week.

The first was an ibex goat just above a CCTV camera, which appeared near Kew Green in west London on Monday, followed by a stencil image of two elephants greeting one another from bricked-up windows in Chelsea on Tuesday.

Yesterday, three monkeys appeared swinging from a train bridge over Brick Lane in the east of the city, not far from Shoreditch High Street.

The primates have been associated with the Japanese proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” – although in Banksy’s work they are not covering their eyes, ears or mouths.

A woman stops to photograph a new artwork depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows unveiled by Banksy on the side of a building at the junction of Edith Grove and Edith Terrace, in Chelsea, south west London. Picture date: Tuesday August 6, 2024.
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Two elephants greet each other at the junction of Edith Grove and Edith Terrace, in Chelsea, southwest London. Pic: PA

A new artwork depicting three monkeys unveiled by Banksy, painted on a bridge in Brick Lane.
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These monkeys, in Brick Lane, made up the third image this week. Pic: PA

Banksy often leaves months between different artworks. With one posted every day so far this week, there has been much speculation about the meaning behind the animals.

The anonymous artists has not captioned any of the photos shared, adding to the mystery.

He also made headlines in June when he released a migrant boat installation over the crowd at Glastonbury during performances by Idles and Little Simz.


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The Bristol artist was also behind a mural in north London in March, where green paint was sprayed behind a bare tree to mimic the foliage.

In December, he confirmed a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft said to resemble military drones, also in Peckham, had been created by him.

Less than an hour later, witnesses saw the artwork being removed by a man with bolt cutters.

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