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Soup Can, 2005

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Soup Can (Original), 2005
Editions: 50 signed, 250 unsigned

Depicting a single can of cream of tomato soup can with the familiar branding of the now defunct Tesco Value range, Banksy’s Soup Can is an obvious nod to Andy Warhol’s famous 1962 series of Campbell’s Soup Can paintings and prints.
Contrary to Warhol’s homage to the endlessly reproduced images of consumer society, here Banksy offers a biting criticism of the supermarket giant who has come to take over the contemporary marketplace. Printed in three colors on a cream background the print evokes the vintage aesthetic that is now called upon by supermarkets such as Tesco to sell British products. Here Banksy denounces the omnipresence of the Tesco supermarkets, with their openly stated desire to establish even more stores in the country and to rival small independent greengrocers.
Soup Can (Mint/Orange/Brown), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans are perhaps the most well-known and iconic images from American modern art. Initially created as a series of 32 canvases in 1962, the soup cans gained international acclaim as a breakthrough in Pop Art. When the paintings were first exhibited, they were displayed together like products at a grocery store.
Each Soup Can corresponds to a different flavor and resembles the actual image of the red and white Campbell’s Soup Cans. Though they appeared identical to the well-known grocery items, the artist’s handiwork is made obvious through the slight variations in the lettering and in the hand-stamped fleur-de-lis symbols on the bottom of each can. This juxtaposition between pure replication and the artist’s hand makes the series all the more intriguing.
Banksy released Soup Can in 2005 with a single Soup Can in various colorways.
In 2006, Banksy released a version with Four Soup Cans in various colorways.
Four Soup Cans (Gold on Cream), 2006
Edition: 54 signed

DESCRIPTION

Soup Can

Year: 2005
Medium: Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Size: 50×35 cm (19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches)
Publisher: Pictures on Walls

Editions

Soup Can (Original)
Signed Edition: 50
Unsigned Edition: 250

Soup Can (Colorways)
28 Colorways: 10 signed each
There is a total of 280 colorways for Soup Can

Four Soup Cans

Year: 2006
Medium: Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Size: 70×50 cm (27 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches)
Publisher: Pictures on Walls
 

Editions

Gold on Cream: 54 signed
Gold on Grey: 12 signed
Blue and Red on Cream: 10 signed

Blue and Red on Grey: 2 signed

COLORWAYS

Pictures on Walls Release Screen

Soup Can (Banana/Cherry/Dark Blue), 2005
Edition: 10 signed 
Soup Can (Banana/Lime/Purple), 2005
Edition: 10 signed 
Soup Can (Banana/Orange, Hot Pink), 2005
Edition: 10 signed 
Soup Can (Lilac/Emerald, Purple), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Soup Can (Mint/Emerald, Cherry), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Soup Can (Mint/Orange/Brown), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Soup Can (Pale Lilac/Cherry/Mint), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Soup Can (Pale Lilac/Lime/Dark Blue), 2005
Edition: 10 signed
Soup Can (Pink/Cherry/Sky Blue), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Pink/Emerald/Raspberry), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Pink/Lime/Hot Pink), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Purple/Orange/Blue), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Sage Green/Cherry/Tan), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Sage Green/Lime/Cherry), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Violet/Blue/Tan), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Violet/Cherry/Beige), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (Violet/Orange/Mint), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Soup Can (White/Blue/Hot Pink), 2005
Edition: 10 signed

Four Soup Cans (Gold on Grey), 2006
Edition: 12 signed

Four Soup Cans (Blue and Red on Cream), 2006
Edition: 10 signed

 

AUCTION RESULTS

1. Soup Can (unsigned)

Soup Can (unsigned) sold twice at auction in 2024, at Christie’s online, on 26 March 2024, for GBP 20,160 (USD 25,567), and at Bonhams in London, on 3 December 2024 for GBP 15,360 (USD 19,435).

Soup Can (unsigned) sold once at auction in 2023, at Sotheby’s online, on 26 September 2023, for GBP 19,050 (USD 23,172).

Soup Can (unsigned) sold twice at auction in 2022, including at Forum Auctions on 15 June 2022 for GBP 33,500 (USD 41,205).

2024 Auction Results

Soup Can (unsigned) sold twice at auction in 2024, at Christie’s online, on 26 March 2024, for GBP 20,160 (USD 25,567), and at Bonhams in London, on 3 December 2024 for GBP 15,360 (USD 19,435).

Bonhams London: 3 December 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 18,000
GBP 15,360 / USD 19,435

BANKSY (British, born 1974)
Tesco Value Soup Can (unsigned), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 68/250 in pencil (there was also a signed edition of 50)

Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 25,000
GBP 20,160 / USD 25,567

BANKSY
Soup Can (Original) (unsigned), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 18/250 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp (there was also a signed edition of 50)

2023 Auction Results

Soup Can (unsigned) sold once at auction in 2023, at Sotheby’s online, on 26 September 2023, for GBP 19,050 (USD 23,172).

Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 19,050 / USD 23,172

BANKSY (b. 1974)
Soup Can: Original Colorway, 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered in pencil 194/250

2022 Auction Results

Soup Can (unsigned) sold twice at auction in 2022, including at Forum Auctions on 15 June 2022 for GBP 33,500 (USD 41,205).
Sotheby’s online: 26 April 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 27,720 / USD 34,927

BANKSY
Soup Can (unsigned), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 223/250 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right

Forum Auctions: 14 June 2022
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 25,000 (Hammer)
GBP 33,500 / USD 41,205

BANKSY (b.1974)
Soup Can: Original Colorway, 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp

2021 Auction Results

Soup Can (unsigned) sold 8 times at auction in 2021, for a total turnover of GBP 287,021 (USD 396,067), at an average price of GBP 35,878 (USD 49,508). It sold for its highest price of GBP 44,100 (USD 61,299) at Sotheby’s online on 18 March 2021. We excluded the transaction at International Art Center in Australia.

2021 Auction Results

 

Sotheby’s online: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 61,299

BANKSY (b. 1974)
Soup Cans: Original (unsigned), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 77/250, with the publisher’s blindstamp

 

2. Soup Can (signed)

Soup Can (signed) did not sell at auction in 2024/2023/2022.

Soup Can (signed) sold 4 times at auction in 2021, at an average price of GBP 93,195 (USD 129,354). It sold at SBI Art Auction on 31 January 2021, for JPY 20,125,000 (USD 182,955 / GBP 131,622), its auction record.

Christie’s online: 1 April 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 30,240 / USD 39,070

BANKSY
Soup Can (Original) (signed), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 37/50 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp

SBI Art Auction: 4 July 2021
Estimated: JPY 5,000,000 – 8,000,000
JPY 20,125,000 / USD 182,955 / GBP 131,622
AUCTION RECORD FOR SOUP CAN (SIGNED)

BANKSY
Soup Can (Original colorway), 2005
Screenprint
Signed, dated, numbered and embossed on the lower part
From the edition of 50

Christie’s online: 1 April 2021
GBP 75,000 / USD 103,500

BANKSY
Soup Can (signed), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered 45/50 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower left

3. Soup Can (Colorways)

1 colorway of Soup Can sold at auction in 2024: Soup Can (Yellow/Blue/Tan) sold at Tate Ward Auctions on 19 June 2024 for GBP 33,600 (USD 42,880).

3 colorways of Soup Can sold at auction in 2023. 2 colorways sold in 2022.

 

Tate Ward: 19 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 40,000
GBP 33,600 / USD 42,840

BANKSY (British 1974-)
Soup Can (Yellow/Blue/Tan), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated, lower right
Numbered 4/10 in pencil, with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower left

Christie’s online: 28 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 53,892

BANKSY
Soup Can (Mint / Emerald Green), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 10/10 in pencil

Forum Auctions: 30 August 2023
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
HAMMER GBP 40,000
GBP 53,600 / USD 68,191

BANKSY
Soup Can (White/Orange/Raspberry), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil
Numbered in pencil from the edition of 10 with the publisher’s blindstamp

Tate Ward Auctions: 29 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 40,000
GBP 34,500 / USD 42,471

BANKSY
Soup Can (Pink/Cherry/Blue), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right
Numbered 4/10 in pencil, with the publisher’s blindstamp

Christie’s online: 15 March 2022
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 60,480 / USD 79,834

BANKSY
Soup Can (White/Emerald/Tan), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered 8/10 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower left
Sotheby’s online: 26 April 2022
Estimated: GBP 35,000 – 55,000
GBP 50,400 / USD 63,504

BANKSY
Soup Can (Black Orange Pink), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered 8/10 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower left

Sotheby’s London: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 94,500 / USD 131,545

BANKSY (b. 1974)
Soup Can: Banana / Cherry / Blue, 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated, numbered 4/10, with the publisher’s blindstamp

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 December 2020
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 126,000

BANKSY (b.1974)
Soup Can – Purple / Orange / Blue, 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 10/10 with the publisher’s blindstamp

Forum Auctions: 27 October 2020
Estimated: GBP 35,000 – 45,000
GBP 60,000 (Hammer)
GBP 80,400 / USD 104,863

BANKSY (b.1974)
Soup Can (Yellow/Emerald/Sky Blue), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 10 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp

Sotheby’s London: 6 September 2019
GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 20,000 / USD 24,567

BANKSY (b.1974)
SOUP CAN (GREEN), 2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated, numbered 3/10, with the publisher’s blindstamp

 

4. Four Soup Cans

Phillips London: 19 September 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 38,100 / USD 49,492

BANKSY
4 Soup Cans (Gold on Cream), 2006
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 27/54 in pencil

Christie’s online: 1 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 93,750 / USD 130,555

BANKSY (B. 1974)
Four Soup Cans – Gold on Cream, 2006
Screenprint in colors on cream wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 26/54

Forum Auctions: 7 December 2020
Estimated: GBP

BANKSY (b.1974)
4 Soup Cans: Gold on Grey, 2006
The rare screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 12 in pencil

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