Egonu, who was born in Italy to Nigerian parents, has previously faced racial abuse online.

Part of the piece has already been removed and was allegedly stolen.

The artist's other two recent artworks depict a mountain goat and two elephants.

Public feedback compared the young Samsui woman smoking to a prostitute.

The popular street artist's mural appeared only two days ago but has already attracted crowds and speculation about its message.

The new work features a life-size image of woman with a pressure washer and green paint.

It's not the first time the clothing brand has been accused stealing graffiti artists' work.

Less than an hour after photos were uploaded to his Instagram account, the work was gone.

The mural, which was reportedly worth over $1 million, appeared on the wall of the Castle Amusements building in 2017.

The mural, Morning is Broken, showed a young boy, with a cat at his side, opening corrugated iron curtains.