Banksy confirms street artwork with apparent theme of domestic abuse was by him

The piece is set on a white wall backdrop, with users online speculating it is off Grosvenor Place in Margate, Kent
The artwork titled Valentine’s Day mascara (Banksy/PA)

The artwork titled Valentine’s Day mascara (Banksy/PA)

Banksy has claimed a new piece of artwork which appears to have a theme of domestic abuse and fighting violence against women.

The wall painting appears to show a 1950s housewife, wearing a classic blue pinny and yellow washing up gloves, with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer.

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