BANKSY
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger), 2003/2004
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Sheet: 70×50 cm (27 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches)
Printer & Publisher: Pictures on Walls, London
Editions: 600 unsigned, 150 signed, 44 signed AP
Signature and Numbering
Numbered in pencil, lower right
Some with the publisher’s blindstamp, some without
Signature in pencil, lower right
Auction Market Overview
Bomb Love (unsigned)
The market for Bomb Love (unsigned) prints illustrates one of the clearest examples of the post-pandemic boom and normalization cycle within the Banksy print market.
Between 2019 and early 2020, Bomb Love traded relatively quietly, generally between $13,000 and $24,000. The work was considered an accessible entry-level Banksy print, appreciated for its direct anti-war imagery and iconic “Bomb Hugger” composition, but still secondary to more sought-after editions such as Girl With Balloon or Love Is In The Air. The turning point arrived during the speculative expansion of the Banksy market between late 2020 and 2021. Prices accelerated aggressively as collectors entered the market in large numbers, liquidity increased dramatically, and online auctions multiplied. During this euphoric phase, several works sold above $70,000, culminating in exceptional results approaching or exceeding $100,000.
The most extreme outlier remains the April 2022 SBI Art Auction result at approximately $100,135, which appears significantly disconnected from the broader market and should be interpreted as a speculative anomaly rather than a sustainable benchmark. From late 2022 onward, the market progressively corrected. By 2023 and 2024, prices stabilized mostly between $16,000 and $33,000, before compressing further in 2025 into the $14,000–$20,000 range.
This normalization is not necessarily negative. In many respects, the current market appears healthier and more sustainable than the speculative conditions observed during 2021–2022. Transaction volume remains relatively active, indicating continued collector demand and liquidity for the edition.
Several important conclusions emerge from the data:
- Bomb Love remains highly liquid with frequent auction appearances across Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips, Bonhams, Forum Auctions, and regional houses.
- The market demonstrates strong resilience despite the correction. Current prices remain materially above pre-2020 levels.
- The speculative premium of the pandemic-era Banksy frenzy has largely disappeared.
- The work now appears to trade within a more rational valuation framework tied to edition size, image desirability, and broader Banksy market sentiment.
- Median prices in 2025 suggest the market may be approaching a stabilization phase after nearly three years of gradual correction.
Overall, Bomb Love unsigned continues to occupy an important position within Banksy’s print market: historically iconic, politically recognizable, relatively accessible, and sufficiently liquid to remain attractive to both newer collectors and longer-term Banksy buyers.
Bomb Love (signed)
Bomb Love (unsigned)
2026 Auction Results
SBI Art Auction: 11 April 2026
Estimated: JPY 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
JPY 2,300,000 / USD 14,440
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint
Numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 600
Christie’s online: 31 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 13,970 / USD 18,640
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 148/600 in pencil (there was also a signed edition of 150)
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
2025 Auction Results
#Lots: 8 Lots
Average Price: GBP 12,878 (USD 17,025)
Top Price: SEK 187,500 / USD 19,980 / GBP 15,135
@ Bukowskis Stockholm on 23 October 2025
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Wright Chicago: 16 December 2025
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 17,780
BANKSY (b.1975)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors
Numbered to lower right ‘362/600’
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Forum Auctions: 10 December 2025
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 9,000 (Hammer)
GBP 11,868 / USD 15,868
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Deutscher and Hackett: 26 November 2025
Estimated: AUD 15,000 – 20,000
AUD 29,455 / USD 19,065
BANKSY (British, born 1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on paper
Edition: 383/600
Numbered below image lower right
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Estimated: SEK 150,000 – 200,000
SEK 150,000 (Hammer)
SEK 187,500 / USD 19,980 / GBP 15,135
Screenprint in colors
Signed in the print
Numbered 165/600 in pencil
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Forum Auctions: 15 October 2025
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 8,800 (Hammer)
GBP 11,606 / USD 15,550
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
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Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
An unsigned impression
Tate Ward Auctions: 19 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 12,000
GBP 13,750 / USD 17,725
BANKSY (British 1974-)
‘Bomb Hugger’ (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 254/600 in pencil
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LA Modern: 18 March 2025
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 16,510
BANKSY (b.1975)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors
Numbered to lower right ‘362/600’
2024 Auction Results
#Lots sold: 5 Lots
Average Price: GBP 14,000 (USD 18,000)
Top Price: GBP 16,080 (USD 20,395)
@ Forum Auctions on 30 January 2024
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LA Modern: 10 October 2024
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 18,000
USD 16,380
BANKSY (b.1975)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors
Numbered to lower right ‘535/600’ with blindstamp
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Sotheby’s online: 26 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 15,600 / USD 20,764
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered in pencil 433/600
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Forum Auctions: 11 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 9,500 (Hammer)
GBP 12,730 / USD 16,231
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
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Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 12,800 / USD 16,233
Screenprint in colors
Numbered 403/600 in pencil
Forum Auctions: 30 January 2024
Estimated: GBP 13,000 – 18,000
GBP 12,000 / USD 15,218 (HAMMER)
GBP 16,080 / USD 20,393
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
2023 Auction Results
#Lots sold: 7 Lots
# Lots passed: 1 Lot
Average Price: GBP 20,410 (USD 25,265)
Top Price: GBP 27,710 (USD 34,085)
@ Forum Auctions on 22 February 2023
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Christie’s online: 28 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 16,380 / USD 20,015
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 386/600 in pencil (there was also a signed edition of 150)
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Forum Auctions: 30 August 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 13,200 (Hammer)
GBP 17,688 / USD 22,505
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2004
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered in pencil from the edition of 600
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Tate Ward Auctions: 7 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 22,000
GBP 18,750 / USD 23,340
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered 141/600 in pencil lower right
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Bonhams New-York: 9 May 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 20,400 / GBP
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered 549/600 DN in pencil, lower right
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Christie’s Online: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 18,900 / USD 23,245
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003-2004
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered 452/600 in pencil, lower right
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Forum Auctions: 22 February 2023
Estimated: GBP 17,000 – 25,000
GBP 20,500 (Hammer)
GBP 27,710 / USD 34,085
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Inscribed ‘DN’ and numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Forum Auctions: 31 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 17,000 – 25,000
GBP 20,000 (Hammer)
GBP 27,040 / USD 33,260
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Tate Ward Auctions: 29 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 24,000
PASSED
2022 Auction Results
#Lots sold: 10 Lots
# Lots Passed: 3 Lots
Average Price: GBP 36,245 (USD 45,770)
Auction Record Price: JPY 12,650,000 / USD 100,135 / GBP 75,860
@ SBI Art Auction Tokyo on 16 April 2022
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SBI Art Auction: 29 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 4,000,000 – 7,000,000
JPY 3,680,000 / USD 24,955 / GBP 21,525
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint
Numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 600
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Christie’s online: 21 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 23,940 / USD 28,730
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (unsigned), 2003-2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 382/600 in pencil
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Forum Auctions: 1 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 20,000 (Hammer)
GBP 27,040 / USD 31,185
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
XXXXXXXXXX
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 30,240 / USD 36,290
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 27/600
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Forum Auctions: 14 June 2022
Estimated: GBP 22,000 – 28,000
GBP 28,000 (Hammer)
GBP 37,760 / USD 46,445
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
XXXXXXXXXX
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 35,280 / USD 44,455
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered 346/600 in pencil, lower right
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Estimated: GBP 28,000 – 35,000
GBP 28,000 (Hammer)
GBP 37,760 / USD 47,580
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
XXXXXXXXXX
JPY 12,650,000 / USD 100,135 / GBP 75,860
AUCTION RECORD FOR BOMB LOVE (UNSIGNED)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint
Numbered on the lower right from the edition of 600
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 35,280 / USD 46,570
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 392/600 in pencil, lower right
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Estimated: GBP 28,000 – 35,000
GBP 28,000 (Hammer)
GBP 37,760 / USD 51,350
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Bonhams London: 10 November 2022
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 25,000
PASSED
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Forum Auctions: 8 November 2022
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 25,000
PASSED
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Bonhams London: 21 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
PASSED
2021 Auction Results
#Lots sold: 8 Lots
Average Price: GBP 44,925 (USD 61,840)
Top Price: GBP 60,480 (USD 84,065)
@ Sotheby’s online on 17 October 2021
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Tate Ward Auctions: 7 December 2021
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 30,000 / USD 40,200
BANKSY (British 1974-)
‘Bomb Hugger’ (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 600 in pencil
Published by Pictures On Walls
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China Guardian Hong-Kong: 11 October 2021
Estimated: HKD 150,000 – 250,000
HKD 480,000 / USD 61,685 / GBP 45,390
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2004
Silkscreen print
Edition: 337/600
Numbered on bottom right
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Christie’s online: 23 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 27,500 / USD 38,225
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (unsigned), 2003-2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 212/600 in pencil
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Sotheby’s online: 17 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 60,480 / USD 84,065
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 195/600
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Forum Auctions: 23 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 35,000 – 45,000
GBP 28,000 (Hammer)
GBP 37,760 / USD 52,285
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Christie’s online: 1 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 50,000 / USD 69,000
BANKSY (B. 1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 427/600 in pencil
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Sotheby’s online: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 50,400 / USD 70,055
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 364/600
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Forum Auctions: 27 January 2021
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 43,000 (Hammer)
GBP 57,860 / USD 79,205
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
2020 Auction Results
#Lots: 7 Lots
Average Price: GBP 37,200 (USD 48,250)
Top Price: GBP 56,250 (USD 75,940)
@ Tate Ward Auctions on 9 December 2020
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Tate Ward Auctions: 9 December 2020
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 56,250 / USD 75,940
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Hugger (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 600 in pencil
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Phillips Hong-Kong: 19 October 2020
Estimated: HKD 60,000 – 80,000
HKD 525,000 / USD 67,700 / GBP 52,285
BANKSY
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered ‘369/600’ lower right
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Sotheby’s online: 18 September 2020
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 50,400 / USD 66,528
BANKSY (b.1974)
BOMB LOVE (unsigned), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 31/600
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Forum Auctions: 21 July 2020
Estimated: GBP 14,000 – 18,000
GBP 25,000 (Hammer)
GBP 33,990 / USD 43,285
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Forum Auctions: 19 May 2020
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 14,000 (Hammer)
GBP 18,928 / USD 23,190
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 140/600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Sotheby’s online: 26 March 2020
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 27,500 / USD 36,300
BANKSY (b.1974)
BOMB LOVE (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 234/600
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Forum Auctions: 24 March 2020
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 16,000 (Hammer)
GBP 21,043 / USD 24,800
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 140/600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
2019 Auction Results
#Lots: 4 Lots
Average Price: GBP 11,800 (USD 14,845)
Top Price: GBP 13,750 (USD 17,175)
@ Christie’s online on 24 September 2019
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Christie’s online: 24 September 2019
Estimated: GBP 6,000 – 8,000
GBP 13,750 / USD 17,175
BANKSY (B. 1975)
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 78/600 (there was also a signed edition of 150)
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Bonhams London: 19 September 2019
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 10,000
GBP 11,312 / USD 14,165
BANKSY (British, born 1975)
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (unsigned), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove
Numbered 309/600 in pencil
Published by Pictures on Walls
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Forum Auctions: 23 May 2019
Estimated: GBP 6,000 – 8,000
GBP 8,000 (Hammer)
GBP 10,816 / USD 13,695
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil
Printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Sotheby’s online: 10 April 2019
Estimated: HKD 60,000 – 80,000
HKD 112,500 / USD 14,335 / GBP 11,320
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint on wove paper
Numbered 369/600
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
Bomb Love (signed)
2025 Auction Results
Christie’s London: 30 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 44,450 / USD 59,740
BANKSY
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated 03 in black ink
Numbered 24/150 in pencil
(there was also an unsigned edition of 600)
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Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 23,040 / USD 31,495
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’04’ in black ink
Numbered 90/150 in pencil (there was also an unsigned edition of 600)
2024 Auction Results
Forum Auctions: 4 December 2024
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 50,000
Hammer: GBP 35,000
GBP 46,900 / USD 60,875
BANKSY (b.1974)
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (signed AP), 2003
Screenprint in pink and black on wove paper
Signed and inscribed ‘AP/39’ in pencil with the publisher’s blinstamp
An artist’s proof aside from the edition of 150
2023 Auction Results
Christie’s Online: 14 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 63,000 / USD 77,490
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love), 2003-2004
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated 03 in black ink, lower right
Numbered 47/150 in pencil, lower right
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Bomb Love (signed) (48/150), 2003
Sotheby’s London: 25 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
PASSED
2022 Auction Results
Bomb Love (signed) did not sell at auction in 2022.
2021 Auction Results
#Lots: 4 Lots
Average Price: GBP 100,075 (USD 139,220)
Top Price: GBP 118,750 (USD 163,875)
@ Christie’s online on 1 April 2021
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Christie’s Online: 23 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 100,000
GBP 93,750 / USD 130,315
BANKSY
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love), 2003-2004
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated 03 in black ink, lower right
Numbered 31/150 in pencil, lower right
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Phillips London: 15 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 90,000
GBP 88,200 / USD 125,245
BANKSY
Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ink and numbered 82/150 in pencil
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
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Christie’s Online: 1 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 118,750 / USD 163,875
BANKSY (B. 1974)
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, numbered 139/150, with the publisher’s blindstamp
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Phillips Hong-Kong: 30 March 2021
Estimated: HKD 280,000 – 480,000
HKD 1,071,000 / USD 137,450 / GBP 99,605
BANKSY
Bomb Love (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on paper
Signed, dated and numbered ‘BANKSY 04 122/150’ with the publisher’s blindstamp lower right
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
2020 Auction Results
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 132,660 / USD 176,440
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR BOMB LOVE (SIGNED)
Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love), 2003-2004
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated 03 in black ink, lower right
Numbered in pencil from the edition of 150, lower right
