Banksy Art
Of the numerous feats that Banksy has accomplished over the course of his career as an international artist, activist and filmmaker, perhaps the most astonishing is that while he is among the most famous figures in street art, he has managed to remain completely anonymous.
There is a method behind the madness, however. Banksy maintains that he chooses to conceal his identity to make a more democratic impact with his work, the themes of which include criticism of world leaders, consumerism and terrorism.
Although not much is known about Banksy — he sent a photo of himself with a paper bag on his head to Time magazine for a profile — it is believed that he was born in the city of Bristol, in southwest England, circa 1974. Wit, irreverence, dark humor and activism come together in his work, which spans graffiti, paintings, prints, sculptures and filmmaking. (His film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which focuses on another street artist known as Mr. Brainwash, was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2010 Academy Awards.)
Banksy began as a graffiti artist in his hometown in the early 1990s. He has found fame for his stenciled and spray-painted pieces, which are most often rooted in anti-war or antiestablishment messaging, appearing in cities such as London, New York and Los Angeles and for his “stunts” that are intended to subvert and provoke the art world. One particularly memorable stunt took place in 2018, when, as soon as one of his paintings sold at auction — Girl with a Balloon, which fetched an extraordinary $1.4 million — it self-destructed and proceeded to partially shred itself. Banksy even snuck into the Louvre and hung his own version of the Mona Lisa in 2006. Despite his elusive persona and commitment to bringing art to the masses, Banksy is one of the most coveted artists at auctions across the world.
And his work is undeniably impactful.
At a record-breaking auction organized by Damien Hirst, Bono and others to benefit AIDS charities in 2008, Banksy’s Keep It Spotless — a modified Hirst painting — fetched nearly $2 million. In May of 2020, Banksy donated Game Changer, a painting that honors UK healthcare workers, to Southampton General Hospital. When it went to auction in 2021, it sold for more than $23 million at Christie's in London. All proceeds went to the National Health Service.
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Artist: Banksy
Peckham Rock
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Based on the 2005 concrete sculpture of the stone Peckham Rock sculpture by Banksy.
Banksy placed the original sculpture at the British Museum without permission with a official loo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Wood, Color
Walled Off Hotel Flower Thrower Wall Sculpture
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super iconic and instantly recognizable Flower Thrower image featured on this Banksy Walled Off Hotel wall sculpture.
This image was originally painted by Banksy in the West Bank are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Lithograph
Love Welcomes, Welcome Mat
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Love Welcomes, Welcome Mat, 2019
Life vest fabric on a fibre doormat
43.2 × 61 × 3.2 cm (17 × 24 × 1 1/4 in)
New, as issued, comes in the original Love Welcomes packaging and gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Banksy Welcome Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Fabric, Cord, Organic Material, Mixed Media, Mesh
Clown Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very hard to find Banksy Clown Sticker from 2001.
A great early example of Banksy’s art featuring his version of a clown.
Banksy created this image as a logo for Clown Skateboards wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Flower Thrower Triptych
By Banksy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Banksy
Title: Flower Thrower Triptych
Medium: Screenprinted triptych on Micron board
Year: 2019
Edition: 268/300
Frame Size: 34 3/4" x 27" (left panel), 42" x 29 3/4" (centra...
Category
2010s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Sale Ends (v2) Banksy Signed limited edition print
By Banksy
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Edition of 500
Signed and numbered on the front
Mint. Sold with Pest Control COA
65.5 x 85.5 x 3.3 cm (25.8 x 33.7 x 1.3 in)
Frame is in excellent condition. Float-mounted, framed in black frame using 99% UV protected glass
The seller can only provide the specific edition number to buyers at the actual point of sale. Please message the seller to request this information at the point of purchase
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Soup Cans (with Original POW Tube)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Original mailing tube this poster was shipped in when it was purchased directly from Pictures on Walls (POW) publisher, is included. This gives the poster excellent provenance.
Features iconic Soup Cans famously created by Andy Warhol and re-imagined here by Banksy using Tesco cans.
Banksy signature printed on bottom right of print.
This piece is sometimes also referred to as Tesco Cans or Banksy Tomato...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Lithograph
Morons (Unsigned)
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Morons (White) (Unsigned), 2007
Screenprint on paper
56 x 76 cm (22 x 29 9/10 in)
Edition 324 of 500
Accompanied with Pest Control Certificate
Published by Picture on Walls
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Save or Delete Greenpeace Poster (with Sticker Sheet)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Image was created by Banksy for Greenpeace to highlight deforestation issues.
Features famous cartoon characters blindfolded in the midst of a destroyed forest.
Very limited distribu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Lithograph
Neighbourhood Watch Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Comical and rare Banksy Neighbourhood Watch Sticker
Girl in image is wearing a Banksy stencil t-shirt.
Originally acquired from Pictures On Walls (POW).
Round sticker printed in colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
One Cut Grand Theft Audio Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Extremely rare Banksy One Cut Grand Theft Audio Sticker.
Sticker was made for the release of the album by the band One Cut.
Features Banksy artwork of masked man.
Stickers are a very...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Tank Towing BNK/5Y 025 Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Rare Banksy Sticker showing a tank being towed.
This sticker is also known as Tank Tow or Tank Towing Zone.
Released circa 2006.
These were sometimes sent with Banksy prints purchase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Slow Children BNK/5Y 021 Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very hard to find Banksy Slow Children Sticker with recognizable Banksy humor.
Printed with “BNK 5Y/ 021” on bottom of sticker. That is the item number for the sticker.
Banksy made t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
GDP Rat
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, GDP Rat, 2019
Screenprint on 50 gsm paper
38.5 x 50.5 cm (15 1/5 x 19 9/10 in) (Unframed)
Very good condition, the paper has naturally occurring waves from the screen print...
Category
2010s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
DUMBO
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print & hand-finished watercolor on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Pest Control included.
Banksy’s Dumbo is an extremely rare Ban...
Category
2010s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper, Screen, Watercolor
Dismaland Official Program
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Dismaland Official Program, 2015
Softcover magazine
29.2 x 33 cm (11.42 x 13.39 in)
Unknown edition size
This was one of the very few official items that were for sale at...
Category
2010s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Magazine Paper
Time Out London Poster
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Awesome poster featuring Banksy disguised with a monkey mask and dressed in uniform as a the famous Kings Guard from the Buckingham Palace.
This special poster was issued on the occa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Lithograph
Dirty Funker Future (Radar Rat Grey Cover Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Rare Grey cover version of Dirty Funker Future featuring the iconic Banksy Radar Rat artwork on both sides of album cover.
Limited edition of only 500 made in 2008.
Banksy used the R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper, Color
Dismaland Official Program
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very collectible souvenir, Banksy’s Dismaland Official Program.
This was one of the very few official items that were for sale at the Banksy show in 2015.
Features smiley face cover ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Magazine Paper
Skull Print (Blue)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Stunning Banksy Skull and Paintbrushes Print in blue color.
Super rare print part of Banksy history that are very hard to find.
Released in 2010 at Paul Insects Unclear Residents sho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
BARELY LEGAL SET
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Banksy's Barely Legal is a set of six screen prints on paper named after the Barely Legal exhibition held in 2006 in a warehouse in Los Angeles. From the unsigned edition and each numbered 59/500 (there are also 17 artist's proofs). Published by Modern Multiples Fine Art Editions, Los Angeles, with Pictures on Walls and the publisher's blindstamp. Pest Control authentication certificates included.
The Barely Legal Set includes the following:
Grannies (22.05 x 29.92 inches)
Sale Ends (22.05 x 29.92 inches)
Applause (29.92 x 44.89 inches)
Trolleys (22.05 x 29.92 inches)
Festival (22.05 x 29.92 inches)
Morons (22.05 x 29.92 inches)
About the Artist: Banksy (British, born 1974) is a contemporary street artist and activist who, despite his international fame, has maintained an anonymous identity. Aimed as a form of cultural criticism, the artist often targets established social and political agendas with his witty illustrations produced with stencils and spray paint in cities such as New Orleans, New York, and Paris. “The art world is the biggest joke,” he said. “It’s a rest home of the over privileged, the pretentious, and the weak.” Although details of the artist’s life are largely unknown, it is thought that Banksy was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, c. 1974, starting his career as a graffiti artist in the city. Better Out Than In, Banksy’s month-long residency in New York during October 2013, featured a man hawking the artist’s paintings for $60 a piece outside Central Park. In 2015, Banksy opened Dismaland Bemusement Park, a temporary art exhibition that functioned as a theme park. After a 36-day run, its workers and materials were sent to the Calais migrant camp in France to build additional housing. Among the artist's most famous stunts include his shredded painting: When a painting by Banksy was sold at auction for $1.4 million in 2018, a mechanism was triggered to cause the artwork to partially destroy itself, resulting in a new piece titled Love in the Bin (2018). The ongoing question as to who Banksy is continued to reach the headlines when in 2017 Robert Del Naja...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Dorothy Poster (with Original POW Tube)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Original mailing tube this poster was shipped in from Pictures on Walls (POW) London, when it was first purchased is included. This gives the poster excellent provenance.
Beautiful a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Offset
Authorised Graffiti Area 016/BNK/5Y Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra cool Banksy sticker resembling a British street sign.
The number on the bottom “016/BNK/5Y” is the item number for this sticker.
Banksy used number designations in a lot of his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
BANKSQUIAT (BLACK)
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on board hand signed and numbered on front in white crayon by Banksy with the artist's blind stamp. Edition 92/300. Frame size approx 32 x 30 inches. Co-published by the artist and Gross Domestic Product
Pest Control certification included. The artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Banksy (British, born 1974) is a contemporary street artist and activist who, despite his international fame, has maintained an anonymous identity. Aimed as a form of cultural criticism, the artist often targets established social and political agendas with his witty illustrations produced with stencils and spray paint in cities such as New Orleans, New York, and Paris. “The art world is the biggest joke,” he said. “It’s a rest home of the over privileged, the pretentious, and the weak.” Although details of the artist’s life are largely unknown, it is thought that Banksy was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, c. 1974, starting his career as a graffiti artist in the city. Better Out Than In, Banksy’s month-long residency in New York during October 2013, featured a man hawking the artist’s paintings for $60 a piece outside Central Park. In 2015, Banksy opened Dismaland Bemusement Park, a temporary art exhibition that functioned as a theme park. After a 36-day run, its workers and materials were sent to the Calais migrant camp in France to build additional housing. Among the artist's most famous stunts include his shredded painting: When a painting by Banksy was sold at auction for $1.4 million in 2018, a mechanism was triggered to cause the artwork to partially destroy itself, resulting in a new piece titled Love in the Bin (2018). The ongoing question as to who Banksy is continued to reach the headlines when in 2017 Robert Del Naja...
Category
2010s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen, Board
Banksy vs Bristol Museum portfolio
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Banksy vs Bristol Museum Portfolio, 2009
1 x Banksy vs Bristol Museum show poster, Dorothy: 42 x 59.5 ( 16.5 x 23.4 in)
1 x Banksy vs Bristol Museum show poster, Copper: 42 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Giclée, Paper, Postcard
Time Out Sydney Poster
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Iconic Banksy Rat featured on the middle of the Banksy Time Out Sydney Poster.
Very cool rat with movie star sunglasses was created by Banksy and released on this exclusive Sydney on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Lithograph
Klansman Poster (with Original POW Tube)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Original mailing tube this poster was shipped in from Pictures on Walls (POW) London, when it was first purchased is included. This gives this poster excellent provenance.
Powerful p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Offset
We Love You So Love Us Too (Promo Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super rare Promo Record featuring Banksy Artwork.
Center label on record has an alternate version of the iconic Banksy Flower Thrower.
Released i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
Exit Through The Gift Shop (UK Quad Movie Theater Poster)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super cool Banksy designed poster for his directorial debut that features him wearing a Monkey mask as he has done previously.
Original UK release Quad movie theater Poster for the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Offset
David Poster (with Original POW Tube)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Original mailing tube this poster was shipped in from Pictures on Walls (POW) London, when it was first purchased is included. This gives the poster excellent provenance.
Beautiful D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Offset
Banksy Cut It Out (Mini Book)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super cool and collectible Banksy Cut It Out Mini Book.
Released in 2004.
Must have for the Banksy collector.
Last in the series of 3 books released in mini black book format in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
Donuts Chocolate
By Banksy
Located in Miami, FL
Screenprint in colours, 2009, on Arches wove paper. Hand signed and numbered 069/299 in brown crayon. Published by Pictures on Walls, London, with the artist's blindstamp. Certific...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream
By Banksy
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print in colours on 250mg cartridge paper
Edition of 54
Signed, numbered and dated on the front
Mint. Sold with COA from Pest Control
The seller can only provide the specific edition number to buyers at the actual point of sale. Please message the seller to request this information at the point of purchase
Our mission is to connect art collectors to opportunity.
Whether it be figurative, abstract or landscape, we specialise in helping you find the best prints and multiples...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
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Screen
Petrolhead Round Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Banksy sticker. Petrolhead. (Petrolhead is an English term that refers to a car enthusiasts).
This is Banksy’s commentary on the oil impact that cars have. Also an anti-war message c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Menu Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra rare and funny Banksy Menu Sticker. Also known as Letterbox.
Originally acquired from Pictures On Walls (POW) London.
These were originally available at Banksy’s Santa's Ghetto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Americans Working Overhead 018/BNK/5Y Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra rare and clever Banksy Americans Working Overhead Sticker.
Printed with “018/BNK/5Y” on bottom of sticker. That is the item number for the sticker.
Banksy made these with numbe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
BLUR Think Tank Crazy Beat (Promo Hand Stamped Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Uber rare Blur Think Tank Crazy Beat Promo Sampler record.
Hand Stamped with Banksy Petrolhead image.
Each record is slightly different as placement and amount of ink from stamp.
“Ot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
One Cut Cut Commander (Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very cool One Cut Cut Commander record with Banksy Artwork on cover.
Has large image of Banksy tank on front cover.
Released in 1998, this is a very early example of Banksy artwork.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Color
Captured by Steve Lazarides (Black edition
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, Captured by Steve Lazarides (Black edition), 2019
Volume 1, Hardcover by Banksy’s ex-manager Steve Lazarides
Edition of 1000.
Numbered inside book
Has many never-before-s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Magazine Paper
One Cut Grand Theft Audio (Double Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very rare Banksy cover art for One Cut Grand Theft Audio record.
Released in 2000, very early example of Banksy art.
Banksy also used this image for the invitations for his Exitstenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall (Mini Book)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very cool and collectible book, Banksy’s Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall.
Released in 2001.
This is Banksy's first book.
He released 3 books in this mini black book format in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
Petrolhead Sticker BNK/5Y 027 (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Hard to find Banksy Petrol Head Sticker.
This image was created by Banksy as an anti-war message against the Iraq war.
A Petrol Head is an English term referring to a person that is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Skull Print (Pink)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Stunning Banksy Skull and Paintbrushes Print in pink color.
Super rare print part of Banksy history that are very hard to find.
Released in 2010 at Paul Insects Unclear Residents sho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Dirty Funker Future (Radar Rat White Cover Record)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
White Cover version of Dirty Funker Future featuring the iconic Banksy Radar Rat artwork on both sides of album cover.
Limited edition.
Banksy used the Rat in many of his street artw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Banksy Art
Materials
Paper, Color
Existencilism (Mini Book)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Pocket sized book by Banksy.
Released in 2002.
This is Banksy's second book in the series.
He released 3 books in this mini black book format in the 2000's (Banging Your Head Against...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Paper
Graffiti Artists Must Report to Reception BNK/5Y/020 Sticker (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Clever Banksy Sticker. Graffiti Artists Must Report To Reception Before Starting Work.
Printed with “BNK/5Y 020” on bottom of sticker. That is the item number for the sticker.
Banksy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Adhesive, Color
Choose Your Weapon (Dark Purple)
By Banksy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Banksy
Title: Choose Your Weapon (Dark Purple)
Medium: Screenprint in colors
Date: 2010
Edition: AP (Artist's Proof)
Sheet Size: 27 3/4" X 27 3/4"
Signature: Hand signed in c...
Category
2010s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Nola (White Rain)
By Banksy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Banksy
Title: Nola (White Rain)
Medium: Screenprint in colors
Date: 2008
Edition: 23/289
Sheet Size: 30" x 21 1/2"
Framed Size: 34 1/4" x 25 1/4"
Signature: Hand signed and n...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Donuts (Chocolate)
By Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Created by Banksy in 2009, Donuts (Chocolate) is an original screenprint in colors on Arches paper. Hand-signed in brown crayon, and numbered 69 from the edition of 299, the artwork ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Banksy Art
Materials
Screen
Banksy art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Banksy art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Banksy in lithograph, screen print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the street art style. Not every interior allows for large Banksy art, so small editions measuring 1 inch across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mr. Brainwash, Tracey Emin, and Ben Eine. Banksy art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $995,000, while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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Questions About Banksy Art
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024How much a Banksy print is worth depends on its condition, subject, number, age and other factors. In 2022, limited edition Banksy prints fetched selling prices of between $3,800 and $1.1 million at auctions. Despite his elusive persona and commitment to bringing art to the masses, Banksy is one of the most coveted artists at auctions across the world. If you own a Banksy print, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can give you an estimated value for the piece. Find a variety of Banksy prints from some of the world's top galleries and dealers on 1stDibs.
- How is Banksy still anonymous?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Banksy is still anonymous because of a couple of reasons. For one thing, the street artist often wears masks, disguises and costumes to prevent people from identifying him while he works. In addition, his stencil style allows him to produce works quickly, so he can often finish before anyone spots him. His tendency to choose out-of-the-way locations also benefits him, and there is an extensive team that handles media inquiries, art sales and other matters on his behalf to help conceal his identity. On 1stDibs, find a range of Banksy art.
- Can I buy a Banksy?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Yes, you can buy Banksy. Although much of the artist's work is street art, prints and posters of many of his pieces have been produced. You can purchase them from galleries and art dealers, as well as from trusted online platforms like 1stDibs. Shop a diverse assortment of Banksy art on 1stDibs.
- What is Banksy famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Banksy is famous for his street art and for managing to remain anonymous throughout his career. Banksy began as a graffiti artist in the early 1990s. He found fame for his stenciled and spray-painted pieces, which are most often rooted in anti-war or anti-establishment messaging, appearing in cities such as London, New York and Los Angeles, and for his "stunts" that are intended to subvert and provoke the art world. One particularly memorable stunt took place in 2018, when, as soon as one of his paintings, Girl with Balloon, sold at auction, it self-destructed by partially shredding itself. On 1stDibs, find a range of Banksy art.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell an original Banksy print, focus on the Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity, which will accompany nearly all genuine prints by the street artist. Pest Control is the association responsible for selling and authenticating Banksy's work and is a big part of why he has remained anonymous over the years. In 2020, Pest Control updated its Certificate of Authenticity design, but you can find images of both the current and earlier certificates online to compare to yours. One of the most striking elements of both designs is a halved British 10-pound note affixed to its surface. During an authentication, Pest Control retains the other half and can match the bill fragment to the certificate. You can also pay a fee to have Pest Control perform an authentication for you. Refer to the official Pest Control website for more information. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Banksy art.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024How much an original Banksy is worth varies based on its subject, condition and other factors. In May of 2020, Banksy donated Game Changer, a painting that honors UK healthcare workers, to Southampton General Hospital. When it went to auction in 2021, it sold for more than $23 million at Christie's in London. All proceeds went to the National Health Service.
While the artist is among the most famous figures in street art, he has managed to remain completely anonymous. If you're lucky enough to be in possession of an original Banksy painting, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can help you determine its value.
On 1stDibs, shop a range of Banksy art. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024What Banksy's most famous work of art is remains open for debate. One major contender for the title is Girl with Balloon, a series of murals the artist produced in London beginning in 2002 and that has since been reproduced in prints. Other well-known pieces by Banksy include Love is in the Bin, Pulp Fiction, Di Faced Tenner, Laugh Now, Love is in the Air, Queen Victoria, Devolved Parliament and Kissing Coppers. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Banksy art.
- Is Damien Hirst Banksy?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024No one knows if Damien Hirst is Banksy. By working in out-of-the-way locations, wearing disguises and enlisting the help of a team of support personnel to assist him, the street artist Banksy has managed to successfully conceal his identity. Some people do suspect that Damien Hirst may be the person behind the Banksy persona due to collaborations between the two. The Daily Mail newspaper identified Robin Gunningham as Banksy during the 2010s, but no one has ever confirmed that the Bristol, UK, native is the street artist. Other people believe that the street artist 3D may be Banksy. Find a diverse assortment of Banksy art on 1stDibs.