But there is a long history that predates these artworks. Another of his popular motifs, the Rat, seen in prints such as Gangsta Rat, (2004) originally released in 2004 as a 750 print series, has only grown in popularity increasing in value by over 280% between 2008 - 2022, where one version last sold for £31,500 at Bonham's in March 2022.At STRAAT, we showcase some of the most amazing contemporary graffiti and street art. While Banksy has not released any new prints since Sale Ends V2 in 2017, there is a huge secondary market for both his signed and unsigned works. In contrast, an edition from this very same series sold for £475,500 at Christie's in March 2021, demonstrating the consistent interest and increase in value ascribed to the artist’s work and his ability to remain relevant.

It is almost laughable today that back in 2004, upon the original release of his Girl with a Balloon print, 150 signed copies of Banksy’s preeminent motif sold for only £150, with the 600 unsigned going for only £75. It is assumed that around 10,000 of these are signed by the artist and unsurprisingly, Banksy’s signed works sell for significantly higher than those that are not.

A witty, political commentary on the state of British politics, the painting was displayed in Bristol Museum on Brexit Day and served as a fitting reflection of events, even a decade after its execution.Īround 70 Banksy print releases have taken place over the last two decades, comprising an estimated 30,000 individual prints. It is an iconic painting that depicts chimpanzees debating in the House of Commons. Banksy’s 2009 Devolved Parliament is also worthy of note. Selling for £16.7 million at auction, the proceeds were donated to the NHS and the painting was hung at the Southampton General Hospital. Another of Banksy’s most famous artworks is his 2020 Game Changer, which was painted in tribute to the efforts of the NHS against the COVID pandemic. Now titled Love Is In The Bin, Banksy’s audacious act boosted the artwork’s selling price by 20%, making it the highest-selling Banksy work ever sold at £18.9 million. During a 2018 Sotheby’s auction, Banksy’s Girl with Balloon was shredded before a crowd of stunned onlookers. Such is the case with his groundbreaking Girl with Balloon, which began as a series of murals in 2002 depicting a young girl with her hand reaching for a red, heart-shaped balloon. Banksy’s stunts go hand in hand with the most notable works of his career.

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