The race has ended to the Phillips online award (23 – 30 March 2021) of the work on paper “Bombe Love” from 2004, signed, dated and numbered “BANKSY 04 122/150” Publisher's embossed lower right. This is a color silkscreen on paper 69,5 x 49,5 cm.
The anonymous street artist Banksy he first took to graffiti as a disillusioned young teenager. Inspired by the thriving graffiti community in his hometown of Bristol, Banksy's work began appearing on trains and city streets in 1993, and by 2001, his inked and printed work had sprung up across the UK. Typically making images of him with spray paint and cardboard stencils, Banksy is able to achieve a meticulous level of detail. His aesthetic is clean and immediately understandable thanks to his unique ability to distill complex political and social statements into simple visual elements. His graffiti, paintings and silkscreens use fantasy and humor to satirically criticize war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed. His anti-establishment spirit has had an undeniable impact on contemporary street culture today.
Here are some other recently awarded works:
2004
Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins.
I. 26,5 x 35,5 cm (10 3/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
S. 49,3 x 69,5 cm (19 3/8 x 27 3/8 inches)
Numbered 16/600 in pencil, unsigned impression (there was also a signed edition of 150), published by Pictures on Walls, London, with attached Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pest Control, framed
Pixy
£50.000 – 70.000 ♠
SOLD FOR £75.600
2009
Color silkscreen, on Arches 88 paper, with full margins.
I. 34 x 58,6 cm (13 3/8 x 23 1/8 inches)
S. 55,9 x 76 cm (22 x 29 7/8 inches)
Signed and numbered 21/299 in pink pencil, issued by Pictures on Walls, London (with their stamp), attached Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pest Control, framed.
Pixy
£40.000 – 60.000 ♠
SOLD FOR £75.600
numbered “354/600” lower right
silkscreen on wove paper
70 x 50cm (27 1/2 x 19 5/8 inches)
Executed in 2004, this work is number 354 from an edition of 600 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Pest Control.
Pixy
£100.000 – 150.000 ♠
SOLD FOR £189.000
2003
numbered “179/750” lower right
color silkscreen on wove paper
image 48,3 x 33,5 cm. (19 x 13 1/4 inches)
sheet 49 x 34 cm. (19 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches)
Published by Pictures on Walls, London in 2003, this work is number 179 from an unsigned edition of 600 (there was also a signed edition of 150), and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Pest Control.
Complete cataloging
Pixy
HK$60.000 – 80.000
6.500-8.700 €
$ 7.700-10.300
SOLD FOR HK$504.000
2004
numbered “525/600” with the blind stamp of the publisher in the lower right corner
color silkscreen on wove paper
image 41,8 x 63 cm. (16 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches)
sheet 47,8 x 69 cm. (18 7/8 x 27 1/8 inches)
Published by Pictures on Walls, London in 2004, this work is number 525 from an unsigned edition of 600 (there was also a signed edition of 150), and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Pest Control.
Complete cataloging
Pixy
HK$200.000 – 300.000
€ 21.700-32.500
$ 25.600-38.500
SOLD FOR HK$806,400
