A pair of children lie on the ground in cosy winter coats, hats and wellington boots, with one pointing up at the sky.
This is the latest artwork in London that has people wondering if renowned wall-defacer and spray-paint satirist Banksy has struck again.
But this time there’s a twist – and no, it’s not an edgy political spin that really makes you think.
Instead, there are two versions of this same work, with exactly the same kids in the same clothes with the same pointy finger.
One is in a very busy part of central London, near the Centre Point building on the intersection of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street.
And the other is tucked away in a much more obscure part of the city, stencilled on the side of what appears to be an abandoned building in Queen’s Mews, Bayswater.
It’s believed the Tottenham Court Road version popped up first, to excite the Christmas shoppers milling around near the popular Outernet attraction.
Pictures of the version in west London, a short walk north of Kensington Gardens, emerged overnight.
While both appear to share Banksy’s signature monochrome style, the mysterious artist has not laid claim to either.
The most recent work on his Instagram is the image of a judge attacking a placard-carrying protester which appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice in September.
And it would be an unusual move for him to spray the same work on walls barely two-and-a-half miles apart in the capital.
But Banksy fans will get a chance to spend the run-up to Christmas speculating over whether there’s a deeper meaning to the image or it’s just a simple festive treat.
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