Someone purchased an iconic Banksy painting for $1.4 million on Friday, only to watch it immediately turn to shreds.

Moments after the gavel came down on the sale of the enigmatic artists Girl With Balloon painting at Sothebys auction house in London, the painting passed through a shredder that had apparently been hidden in the frame. The painting only went partially through the shredder. leaving half a painting intact and half shredded at the bottom, according to The Associated Press .

The artwork, spray paint and acrylic on canvas, showed one of the artists most well-known images a young girl reaching her hand toward a red, heart-shaped balloon.