Banksy unveils third artwork in London this week featuring three monkeys

This is the third animal-themed artwork the anonymous street artist has claimed credit for in the space of three days.

On Monday, a silhouette of a goat appeared near Kew Bridge in Richmond, followed by two elephants in Chelsea on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, he posted an image on Instagram of the monkeys looking as though they were swinging on the bridge of an east London Tube station.

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It is on a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house, not far from Shoreditch High Street.

He has not written a caption for any of the Instagram posts, which has fuelled speculation online about their meaning.

Three monkeys have been associated with the Japanese proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.

In March, the artist created a tree mural in north London, which saw a tree cut back with green paint sprayed behind it to give the impression of foliage.

A stencil of a person holding a pressure hose was also sketched on to the building.