Banksy has unveiled his sixth artwork in as many days, as a large cat appeared in north London overnight.
The artwork, which has been sprayed onto a billboard on Edgware Road, appears to show a large cat stretching.
The elusive artist confirmed the work was his on his Instagram page, as fanatic fans try to decipher what his artwork means.
It comes after earlier murals unveiled this week consisted of a goat, two elephants, three monkeys and a lone wolf on a satellite dish and two pelicans.
The artwork shows a large cat – a tiger, according to Simon – stretching out
The elusive artist confirmed the work was his on his Instagram page, as his one-a-day murals across London continue
The elusive artist confirmed the work was his on his Instagram page, as fanatic fans try to decipher what his artwork means
Fresh paint spotted on some nearby branches
Simon Stephenson, 53, was on his way to Lidl this morning when he spotted the animal silhouette, as a longtime Banksy collector he said he ‘immediately knew’ the artist was responsible.
He said: ‘I saw it at 8am this morning – I just glanced at it initially. I’ve been collecting all his work anyway, for the last 20 years – I knew immediately it was him.
‘Nobody’s paid any attention to it. It could be a priceless artwork and they just see it as rubbish in the street.’
‘It looks like a tiger breaking down a billboard. Such a clever use of the medium.’
The first piece of graffiti in the series, which he shared on his Instagram account on Monday, showed a goat teetering on a ledge with rocks falling down below it – just above where a CCTV camera was pointed.
The same cherry picker was spotted in the early hours of Monday where the goat mural was being painted. It is located near Kew Bridge, southwest London, on the wall of engineering firm Boss & Co, which builds exclusive guns.
Banksy posted artwork of a goat perched on top of a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond on Monday
Another new artwork, confirmed to be by Banksy, was unveiled on a wall of a house in Chelsea, London this week
The mural sits above Bonners Fish Bar, on Northcote Road. It is based on a quiet residential street in east London
The next day, the artist added another design to the collection: silhouettes of two elephants with their trunks stretched toward each other on the side of a building near Chelsea.
This was followed by a trio of monkeys looking as though they were swinging from underneath a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house in the popular East London market street – not far from Shoreditch High Street.
The primates have been associated with the Japanese proverb ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’. But in Banksy’s work the monkeys are not covering their eyes, ears or mouths.
His fourth artwork which appeared in southeast London yesterday – depicting a howling lone wolf on a satellite dish – appeared to have been stolen within minutes.
The striking painting of the canine howling into the night sky appeared overnight on top of a former Betfred shop on Rye Lane, Peckham.
The artwork showing the silhouette of a wolf howling appeared on a rooftop in Peckham. It is the latest piece in a series of murals that have been unveiled this week
A hooded man with a mask holding the satellite dish while stood on top of the building
Footage emerged showing the shocking moment the artwork was dismantled before being carried away.
The group of hooded men wearing facemasks and gloves were spotted scaling the building, removing the satellite dish, and walking off.
The apparent theft rings echoes of a similar incident last year where another piece by Banksy – a traffic stop sign with three military drones – was also taken.
So far Banksy has been confirming pieces as his with 1pm posts on his Instagram page.
The most recent Google Street View – from June 2022 – shows the billboard being used for a tool company advert.
Banksy’s team has been approached for comment.