An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism.

Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.

Banksy fans have slammed the defacing of a new tree mural after white paint was hurled across the artwork, branding it as 'wanton vandalism', but said that it did not ruin the piece.. The new ...

Banksy's tree mural has been defaced after just three days - with vandals hurling white paint across the new north London artwork before a local authority erected a metal security fence.

A NEW Banksy tree mural sprayed on the side of a home has been vandalised with white paint, it appears. The artist claimed the artwork as his own in an Instagram post on Monday, following a morning… ...

A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, ... “The tree looks very sad without branches and without greenery,” said Pura Lawler, on her way to a gym class.

An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism.

Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism Boarding is put up next to the Banksy artwork on the side of a residential building in Hornsey Road, north ...