A monument chronicling 124 years of England 's footballing hurt by listing every defeat suffered by the team between 1874 and 1998 has sold at auction for a staggering £425,000 . Starting with a 2-1 defeat to Scotland , the magnificent granite sculpture charts more than a century of England 's footballing failures , finishing with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Romania in the 1998 World Cup . The gloomy untitled piece was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was being auctioned by Sotherby 's as part of their Bear Witness art sale , which has already generated £26.5 million . The granite sculpture details all of England 's losses between 1874 and 1998 . The piece , created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan , has fetched an incredible £425,000 at Sotherby 's . Among the most memorable defeats will be Diego Maradona 's Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup . Space remains for a few more of England 's more recent losses to be added . Mr Cattelan said : 'Carved into it are all the defeats of England 's national football team . I guess it 's a piece which talks about pride , missed opportunities and death . ' Among the defeats etched into the enormous black structure is the infamous 2-1 loss to Argentina in 1986 , immortalised by Diego Maradona 's 'Hand of God ' goal , and the shock 1-0 to the USA in 1950 . It was first exhibited in 1999 and its sale comes in the wake of one of England 's worst performance at an international tournament in recent memory , after they crashed out of the 2014 World Cup without a single win . Mr Cattelan is known for his satirical art pieces and is the mastermind behind other works such as a sculpture depicting Pope John Paul II being hit by a meteorite . Defeat by Germany after Gareth Southgate 's penalty miss at Euro 96 is a late entry on the list . Fortunately for England 's current stars , their disastrous World Cup campaign came too late to make the list .
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created the downbeat untitled piece . Monument lists every England football defeat between 1874 and 1998 . Comment: