New Banksy tree mural in north London defaced with white paint

Banksy claimed mural in Finsbury Park as his own on Monday and artwork has now been damaged

A mural of a tree painted by Banksy on a residential building in north London has been defaced with white paint two days after it first appeared.

The artwork in Finsbury Park features rough brushstrokes of green paint on a wall near a tree, giving an abstract appearance of foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose next to it.

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