Banksy artwork dismantled hours after being claimed by elusive artist

An artwork, acknowledged to by street artist Banksy, is pictured on the side of a house in Margate, south east England on February 14, 2023. The artwork appears to show a a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye, missing a tooth, and apparently shutting a man in a freezer. The freezer was later removed by council workers. – Photo: William EDWARDS/AFP

A new Banksy wall painting in the south-eastern English county of Kent, which appears to have a theme of domestic abuse and fighting violence against women, has been dismantled hours after the elusive artist claimed it as their work.

The street artist confirmed they were behind the artwork, which was discovered on the side of a wall in Margate, by sharing a series of photos of the piece on their Instagram on Tuesday.