Auction Summary

37 lots sold at auction in 2021 for a total turnover of $144,283,205. This is the highest total ever achieved at auction by Banksy in any calendar year. With 6 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 86%.

The Top 3 Lots generated a total of $63,103,755, representing 43.7% of the total for 2021. 22 lots sold for more than $1 million, generating a total turnover of $136,550,955, representing 94.6% of the total for 2021.

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Love Is In The Bin (2018) sold at Sotheby’s, in London, on 14 October 2021, for GBP 18,852,000 ($25,430,410), setting a new auction record for the artist, just about three years after Girl with Balloon, a painting dated 2006, sold for GBP 1,042,000 ($1,365,482) at Sotheby’s, in London, on 5 October 2018, and was shredded live in front of a flabbergasted audience, to become Love Is In the Bin.

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#1. Love Is In The Bin, 2018

Sotheby’s London: 14 October 2021
Estimated: GBP 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
GBP 18,582,000 / USD 25,430,410
NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR BANKSY AT AUCTION

Love is in the Bin | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Love Is In The Bin, 2018
Spray paint and acrylic on canvas mounted on board, framed by the artist
Decommissioned, remote controlled shredding mechanism remains in the frame.
142x78x18 cm (60 x 30.9 x 7 inches)

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Game Changer, dated 2020, sold at Christie’s, in London, on 23 March 2021 for GBP 16,758,000 ($23,210,000); the second highest price ever paid at auction for a Banksy original. All funds to benefit the NHS.

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#2. Game Changer, 2020

Christie’s London: 22 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
GBP 16,758,000 / USD 23,115,345
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE NHS

BANKSY (christies.com)

BANKSY
Game Changer, 2020
Oil on canvas
91×91 cm (35.9 x 35.9 inches)
Signed “BANKSY” (lower right)

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The third most expensive lot of 2021 was achieved by a painting from Banksy’s acclaimed Crude Oils series, Sunflowers from Petrol Station, from the Private Collection of Sir Paul Smith, that sold for $14,558,000.

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#3. Sunflowers from Petrol Station, 2005

Property from the Private Collection of Sir Paul Smith
Christie’s New-York: 8 November 2021
Estimated: USD 12,000,000 – 18,000,000
USD 14,558,000

BANKSY (christies.com)

BANKSY
Sunflowers from Petrol Station, 2005
Oil on canvas, in artist’s frame
102.6 x 87.5 cm (40.6 x 34.4 inches)
Signed ‘Banksy’, center left
Further signed and dated ‘BANKSY OCOTBER 2005’, on the stretcher

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Love Is In the Air (2005), a version on canvas of Banksy’s iconic visual sold at Sotheby’s New-York on 12 May 2021 for $12,903,000. Another version on canvas, Love Is In the Air (2006), this time in an edition of 15, sold at Sotheby’s New-York on 18 November 2021 for $8,077,200. 5 works from the series sold at auction in 2021 for a total of $24,260,070.

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#4. Love is in the Air, 2005

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
USD 12,903,000

Love is in the Air | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Love is in the Air, 2005
Oil and spray paint on canvas
90×90 cm (35.4 x 36.4 inches)

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Barely Legal, held in Los Angeles in 2006, was the most important show of Banksy in the US, as it substantially increased the artist’s notoriety globally. 4 paintings exhibited at Barely Legal sold at auction in 2021 for a total value of $19,802,180, led by Trolley Hunters, that sold at Sotheby’s, in New-York, on 18 November 2021, for $6,698,400.

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#6. Trolley Hunters, 2006

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 November 2021
Estimated: USD 5,000,000 – 7,000,000
USD 6,698,400

Trolley Hunters | The Now Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Trolley Hunters, 2006
Oil and emulsion on canvas
137×214 cm (53.9 x 84.2 inches)
Tagged (lower right)
Further signed and dated ‘1 August 2006’ (on the overlap)

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Monkeys remain a collector’s favorite, with 7 lots featuring a monkey sold at auction in 2021 for a total of $14,099,405, led by Laugh Now, a work on metal, dated 2006, that was also exhibited at Barely Legal, that sold at Sotheby’s, in London, on 29 June 2021, for GBP 2,435,000 ($3,371,975).

#11. Laugh Now, 2006

Sotheby’s London: 29 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
GBP 2,435,000 / USD 3,371,975

Laugh Now | 《現在儘管笑吧》 | Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Laugh Now, 2006
Spray-paint on metal
129.5 x 91 cm (51 x 35.9 inches)
Signed and dated on the reverse

Lots Sold in 2021

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#1. Love Is In The Bin, 2018

Sotheby’s London: 14 October 2021
Estimated: GBP 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
GBP 18,582,000 / USD 25,430,410
NEW AUCTION RECORD FOR BANKSY AT AUCTION

Love is in the Bin | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Love Is In The Bin, 2018
Spray paint and acrylic on canvas mounted on board, framed by the artist
Decommissioned, remote controlled shredding mechanism remains in the frame.
142x78x18 cm (60 x 30.9 x 7 inches)

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#2. Game Changer, 2020

Christie’s London: 22 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
GBP 16,758,000 / USD 23,115,345
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE NHS

BANKSY (christies.com)

BANKSY
Game Changer, 2020
Oil on canvas
91×91 cm (35.9 x 35.9 inches)
Signed “BANKSY” (lower right)

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#3. Sunflowers from Petrol Station, 2005

Property from the Private Collection of Sir Paul Smith
Christie’s New-York: 8 November 2021
Estimated: USD 12,000,000 – 18,000,000
USD 14,558,000

BANKSY (christies.com)

BANKSY
Sunflowers from Petrol Station, 2005
Oil on canvas, in artist’s frame
102.6 x 87.5 cm (40.6 x 34.4 inches)
Signed ‘Banksy’, center left
Further signed and dated ‘BANKSY OCOTBER 2005’, on the stretcher

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#4. Love is in the Air, 2005

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
USD 12,903,000

Love is in the Air | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Love is in the Air, 2005
Oil and spray paint on canvas
90×90 cm (35.4 x 36.4 inches)

USD 10 million

#5. Love Is In The Air, 2006

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 November 2021
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 8,077,200
EDITION ON CANVAS

Love is in the Air | The Now Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Love Is In The Air, 2006
Oil and spray paint on canvas
90×90 cm (35.4 x 35.4 inches)
Tagged on the turnover edge
Signed, dated ‘May 2006’ and numbered 13/15 (on the overlap)

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#6. Trolley Hunters, 2006

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 November 2021
Estimated: USD 5,000,000 – 7,000,000
USD 6,698,400

Trolley Hunters | The Now Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Trolley Hunters, 2006
Oil and emulsion on canvas
137×214 cm (53.9 x 84.2 inches)
Tagged (lower right)
Further signed and dated ‘1 August 2006’ (on the overlap)

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#8. Sale Ends Today, 2006

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 23 May 2021
Estimated: HKD 21,000,000 – 28,000,000
HKD 47,050,000 / USD 6,059,150

BANKSY (B. 1974) (christies.com)

BANKSY
Sale Ends Today, 2006
Oil on canvas
213.4 x 426.7cm (84×168 inches)

#9. Girl with Balloon (Diptych), 2005

Christie’s London: 14 October 2021
Estimated: GBP 2,600,000 – 3,500,000
GBP 3,042,500 / USD 4,168,225
EDITION ON CANVAS

BANKSY (christies.com)

BANKSY
Girl with Balloon (Diptych), 2005
Spray paint on canvas, in two parts
Each: 30.2 x 30.2 cm (12×12 inches)
Tagged ‘BANKSY’ (on the overlap)
Signed and dated ‘BANKSY 5/9/05‘ (on the stretcher)
Numbered ‘6/25’ (on the stretcher)

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#10. Original Concept for Barely Legal Poster (after Demi Moore), 2006

Sotheby’s London: 27 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
GBP 2,677,000 / USD 3,672,655

Original Concept for Barely Legal Poster (after Demi Moore) |《法律灰色地帶之海報原創概念（模仿狄美·摩亞）》 | Modern Renaissance: A Cross-Category Sale | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Original Concept for Barely Legal Poster (after Demi Moore), 2006
Spray paint and emulsion on canvas
213 x 137.5 cm (83.9 x 54 inches)

#14. Girl with Balloon, 2003

Sotheby’s London: 29 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
GBP 2,072,000 / USD 2,870,000
EDITION ON CANVAS

Girl with Balloon | British Art Evening Sale: Modern/Contemporary | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

BANKSY
Girl with Balloon, 2003
Spray paint on canvas
40.5 x 40.5 cm (16×16 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overlap
Numbered 24/25 on the stretcher

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#17. Hummingbird, 2015

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 24 May 2021
Estimated: HKD 11,000,000 – 16,000,000
HKD 15,850,000 / USD 2,041,185

BANKSY (B.1974), Hummingbird | Christie’s (christies.com)

BANKSY (B.1974)
Hummingbird, 2015
Fiberglass, spray paint and emulsion on board in the original frame by the artist
65x55x40 cm (25 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches)
Signed ‘BANKSY’ (lower right)
This work is unique from a varied series

#27. Love is in the Air, 2003

Phillips London: 15 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 400,000 – 600,000
GBP 441,000 / USD 607,770

Banksy – 20th Century & Contemporary A… Lot 20 April 2021 | Phillips

BANKSY
Love is in the Air, 2003
Spray paint on cardboard
68 x 67.5 cm (26.7 x 26.6 inches)

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#28. Gangsta Rat Peace, 2007

Phillips New-York: 24 June 2021
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 529,200
WORK ON PAPER

Banksy – 20th Century & Contemporary A… Lot 350 June 2021 | Phillips

BANKSY (b. 1974)
Tortoise Helmet, 2009
Spray paint on found steel
53 x 74.5 cm (20-7/8 x 29-3/8 inches)
Signed, dated 09 and numbered 5/5 on the reverse

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Street Works

BANKSY
The Night Box Rat, 1998
Stencil and Spray Paint on Metal
65 x 53.5 cm (25-1/2 x 21 inches)

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#3. Secured (Liverpool Biennale), 2004

BANKSY
Secured (Liverpool Biennale), 2004
Stencil and Spray Paint on Plywood
225×120 cm (90×50 inches)

Spray painted onto a derelict building on Concert St, Liverpool in 2004.

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#4. Love Plane, 2011

BANKSY
Love Plane, 2011
Stencil and Spray Paint on plastered wall
82x114x10 cm (32x45x4 inches)

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#5. Live Rat (Liverpool Biennale), 2004

BANKSY
Live Rat (Liverpool Biennale), 2004
Stencil and Spray Paint on Resin Composite
100×75 cm (40×30 inches)

Spray painted onto the door of a British Telecom street junction box in Liverpool’s City centre in 2004.

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#6. Never Liked The Beatles (Liverpool Biennale), 2004

BANKSY
Never Liked The Beatles’ (Seel St / Liverpool Biennale 2004), 2004
Stencil and Spray paint on Plywood
50×120 cm (20×50 inches)

Executed on a building attached to the Community College Catering School on Seel St, and timed to coincide with the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. The building on which this work appeared, was demolished shortly afterwards and the work was later salvaged by a local graffiti artist, who sold it to its current owner. The work was produced at the same time as a number of other public works, all of which were located within a short walk of each other, on the border of Chinatown, and in between the neighborhoods of Knowledge Quarter and Baltic Triangle.

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#7. Gangsta Rat (Liverpool Biennale), 2004

BANKSY
‘Gangsta Rat’ (Liverpool Biennale 2004), 2004
Stencil and Spraypaint on Plywood
50×50 cm (20×20 inches)