The stone, 25 by 15 cm, in which an everyday scene from prehistory was represented, a man in search of food, was exhibited at the British Museum in London in 2005. The name of the work «Early Man » and its author Banksymus Maximus. As indicated in the explanatory panel next to the work:
The author created an important collection of works in the southeast of England under the pseudonym of Banksymus Maximus, but little more information about him exists.
After seeing the "work", you will see that something did not fit in this cave painting:"the shopping cart «.
Behind the pseudonym "Banksymus Maximus" hides the prolific British graffiti artist, Banksy (which is also a pseudonym, as Banksy's real name is unknown).
According to an article in El País:«Banksy, the enigmatic graffiti artist, the most famous in the world, the most quoted, criticized, admired, persecuted and commented on. Also the most mysterious, elusive and silent. He has filled the wall of Gaza with his paintings; he has sneaked into the world's greatest museums -disguised in false beards, hat and trench coat as a joke exhibitionist- to hang his works full of raunchy humor next to venerable paintings. …»
The fact is that it did not have the result expected by Banksy, because nobody noticed the mockery – neither the Museum workers, nor the visitors – so it had to be Banksy himself who “moved” the matter. He called a contest from his website in which the winner had to locate the piece and take a photo with it; the prize was an original piece by the artist… “a shopping cart”.
The piece was later shown at a Banksy exhibition at the Outside Institute. Next to the work a sign said:
Piece loaned by the British Museum.
Here I leave you some of the street works of the artist. You can see more on his website.
Image of the piece:BBC