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Banksy confirms mural of sneezing pensioner on side of Bristol house is his work

The image appears to show a pensioner whose sneeze is knocking over buildings.

graffiti-artwork-bristol Banksy graffiti that has appeared on a wall in Vale Street, Bristol Claire Hayhurst Claire Hayhurst

A MURAL THAT appeared on the side of a house in Bristol overnight was created by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.

The image appears to show a pensioner whose sneeze is knocking over buildings, an effect created by spraying it on the side of the house on Vale Street in Totterdown – England’s steepest road.

The piece, entitled “Aachoo!!”, was first discovered on the external wall of the semi-detached property this morning.

It shows a woman wearing a headscarf and holding a handkerchief, bending over while sneezing – with the force causing her to release her walking stick and handbag.

Her dentures are shown shooting out of her mouth.

In an image released by Banksy, the woman’s sneeze appears to have knocked over a wheelie bin at the next-door property, while a man holding an umbrella is being blown backwards.

Banksy confirmed on his website and Instagram page this afternoon that the piece is his work.

Vale Street is said to be the steepest in England, with its 22-degree gradient put to use during annual Easter Sunday egg-rolling competitions.

The property the artwork has appeared on was recently put up to sale.

Fred Loosmore, 28, a furniture maker who rented a room in the house until recently, has screwed a piece of clear acrylic over the artwork to protect it.

He said: “We wanted to come up because people will deface it, and luckily we’ve got a workshop and a massive piece of acrylic we’ve got left over. We’re going to screw it on now.

“When we lived here so many people would come, especially on bikes and stuff because they were trying to do the challenge up the hills. It’s a great spot.

“The artwork is so nice. It’s so relevant, isn’t it?”

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:12 PM

    Not long before some little A’hole comes and tag it!

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:25 PM

    @Dave Thomas: tag!

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:31 PM

    Surely somebody saw him doing it during the night ???

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    Dec 11th 2020, 7:24 AM

    @Conor Noonan: Shhh, Santa Clause saw him to it!

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    Dec 11th 2020, 7:25 AM

    @Con Cussed: Santa Claus too!

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    Dec 12th 2020, 11:15 AM

    @Con Cussed: Do too?

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:30 PM

    Immediate installation of a perspex screen required by the house owner

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:53 PM

    @Quentin Moriarty: kinda says that in the article..

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    Dec 10th 2020, 9:00 PM

    @Declan B: Think you missed that one declan.

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    Dec 10th 2020, 8:48 PM

    That gaff has just shot up in value !!

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    Dec 11th 2020, 6:30 AM

    @WiseUp: It’s crap though.

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    Dec 10th 2020, 10:14 PM

    Now the most expensive house in the whole of Bristol.

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:56 PM

    He’s working from home cause of Covid.

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    Dec 10th 2020, 9:39 PM

    How does he not get seen

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    Dec 10th 2020, 9:49 PM

    @Maalouf: Because he’s part of the underground art scene

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    Dec 10th 2020, 10:41 PM

    @Larry Betts:
    I was watching a Grayson Perry programme a could of days ago and they showed a street side interview with Banksy.
    He wore a baseball cap and a bandana from the bridge of his nose down.
    I’d say if you lived in his locality you’d probably recognise him.
    (as mad as that sounds)

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:36 PM

    @Maalouf: he’s batman

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:39 PM

    @Kenneth Hayden: I’d say fair chance it is Grayson him/herself.

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:48 PM

    @Kenneth Hayden: and that one time? At band camp?

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:51 PM

    @Paul Whitehead:
    There’s a documentary(The Banksy Job) on Sky Arts @00.15.

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    Dec 11th 2020, 12:07 AM

    He’s a gas lad the bansky

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    Dec 11th 2020, 4:04 PM

    Would someone mind enlightening me on this mythical character banksy why is he/she so famous ??

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    Dec 10th 2020, 11:58 PM

    I heard that Banksy is actually that chick from The Beautiful South!

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    Dec 11th 2020, 9:50 AM

    A bit ageist don’t you think?

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