7 lots sold at auction in 2016 for a total turnover of $1,151,960. With 2 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 78%. The Top price for 2016 was achieved by SWAT VAN, a spray paint on a van dated 2006, exhibited at Barely Legal in Los Angeles, that sold at Bonhams, in London, on 29 June 2016, for GBP 218,500 (USD 289,585).
The Top 3 Lots generated a total of $780,735, representing 67.8% of the total for 2016.
3 Street Works sold at auction in 2026, generating $353,300, led by Happy Choppers, a stencil on board, dated 2003, that sold at Julien’s Auctions, on 30 April 2016, for $141,500.
Auction Results
#1
SWAT Van, 2006
Bonhams London · 29 June 2016
GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585
BANKSY
SWAT Van, 2006
SWAT Van,
2006
Household gloss and spray paint on van
295x700x250 cm (116-1/8 x 275-9/16 x 98-7/16 inches)
This work is unique
Bonhams London
29 June 2016
Est. GBP 200,000 – 300,000
Price realized
GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585
Lot details ↗#2
Keep It Real, 2006
Bonhams London · 29 June 2016
GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585
BANKSY
Keep It Real, 2006
Keep it Real,
2006
Stencil spray paint on found steel sheet
45.5 x 35.5 cm (17-15/16 x 14 inches)
Signed and dated
2006
on the reverse
This work is unique in its format
Bonhams London
29 June 2016
Est. GBP 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Bonhams London
11 February 2016
Est. GBP 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
GBP 194,500 / USD 281,085
#3
Keep It Real, 2006
Bonhams London · 11 February 2016
GBP 194,500 / USD 281,085
BANKSY
Keep It Real, 2006
45.5 x 35.5 cm
Bonhams London
11 February 2016
Est. GBP 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
GBP 194,500 / USD 281,085
Repeat sale
Bonhams London
29 June 2016
Est. GBP 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585
Lot details ↗#4
Barcode Leopard
Bonhams London · 29 June 2016
GBP 158,500 / USD 210,065
BANKSY
Barcode Leopard
Stencil spray paint and emulsion on canvas
70×70 cm (27-9/16 x 27-9/16 inches)
Signed in stencil on the turnover edge
Bonhams London
29 June 2016
Est. GBP 70,000 – 100,000
Price realized
GBP 158,500 / USD 210,065
Lot details ↗#5
Paranoid Pictures, 2004
EDITION ON CANVASSotheby's London · 8 October 2016
GBP 112,500 / USD 138,705
BANKSY
Paranoid Pictures, 2004
Spray paint on canvas
30×30 cm (11-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overturn edge
Signed and numbered AP/0 on the stretcher
This work is an artist’s proof aside from the edition of 25
Sotheby's London
8 October 2016
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
Price realized
GBP 112,500 / USD 138,705
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Digard Auctions
7 December 2015
Est. EUR 100,000 – 120,000
Price realized
EUR 102,080 / USD 110,650
Lot details ↗#6
Rat and Heart
Sotheby's London · 8 October 2016
GBP 106,250 / USD 131,000
BANKSY
Rat and Heart
Spray-paint and emulsion on cut-out canvas, in artist’s frame
25 x 30.2 cm (9 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches)
Signed on the backing board
Sotheby's London
8 October 2016
Est. GBP 25,000 – 35,000
Price realized
GBP 106,250 / USD 131,000
Lot details ↗#7
Banksy and Simon Munnery: The Commandments, 2005
Christie's London · 30 June 2016
GBP 56,250 / USD 74,550
BANKSY
Banksy and Simon Munnery: The Commandments, 2005
Spray paint on wood
43.5 x 121.8 cm (17-1/8 x 48 inches)
Christie's London
30 June 2016
Est. GBP 45,000 – 65,000
Price realized
GBP 56,250 / USD 74,550
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's Hong-Kong
18 June 2021
Est. HKD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
Price realized
HKD 2,646,000 / USD 340,855
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's Hong-Kong
7 October 2019
Est. HKD 400,000 – 600,000
Price realized
HKD 625,000 / USD 79,685
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
10 September 2019
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
Price realized
GBP 112,500 / USD 140,380
Lot details ↗#8
Watchtower, 2007
EDITIONBonhams Hong-Kong · 21 November 2016
HKD 200,000 / USD 25,785
BANKSY
Watchtower, 2007
Olivewood
Height: 24cm (9-7/16 inches)
Signed and numbered 3/15 on the underside of the base
Bonhams Hong-Kong
21 November 2016
Est. HKD 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
HKD 200,000 / USD 25,785
Lot details ↗Lots Passed
Keep It Real Monkey, 2003
Tajan Paris · 9 November 2016
Bought in
BANKSY
Keep It Real Monkey, 2003
Spray paint on paper mounted on canvas
109×64 cm (43 x 25-1/4 inches)
Tajan Paris
9 November 2016
Est. EUR 300,000 – 400,000
Price realized
Bought in
Lot details ↗Angel Head
Sotheby's London · 9 November 2016
Bought in
BANKSY
Angel Head
40.5 x 30.5 cm
Sotheby's London
9 November 2016
Est. GBP 300,000 – 400,000
Price realized
Bought in
Angel Head, 2013
Sotheby’s London · 15 March 2016
Bought in
BANKSY
Angel Head, 2013
Spraypaint on canvas
40.5 x 30.5 cm (16×12 inches)
Signed and inscribed CP/28 on the reverse
Sotheby’s London
15 March 2016
Est. GBP 50,000 – 70,000
Price realized
Bought in
Lot details ↗Bad Meaning Good
Sotheby's London · 11 February 2016
Bought in
BANKSY
Bad Meaning Good
40 x 40 cm
Sotheby's London
11 February 2016
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
Price realized
Bought in
Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
15 October 2021
Est. GBP 150,000 – 200,000
Price realized
Bought in
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
26 March 2021
Est. GBP 150,000 – 200,000
Price realized
GBP 277,200 / USD 382,395
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
9 March 2017
Est. GBP 30,000 – 40,000
Price realized
GBP 93,750 / USD 113,960
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby’s London
20 October 2008
Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000
Price realized
GBP 26,250
Lot details ↗Street Works
Works removed from walls and public space are listed in their own section of the market: Banksy Street Works 2016 Auction Results.
