Banksy Margate artwork dismantled hours after being claimed by the elusive artist

Titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, the original piece depicted a 1950s housewife wearing a blue pinny and yellow washing-up gloves with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer.

People wearing hi-vis workwear in Margate removing a chest freezer which formed part of a new artwork by Banksy (@danbamhiggins/PA)

A new Banksy wall painting in 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.