Banksy Originals 2016 Auction Results
| Total: USD 1,151,960 |
| # Lots sold: 7 |
| Sell-Through Rate: 78% |
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.
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#1. SWAT Van, 2006 |
| Bonhams London: 29 June 2016 GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585 |
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 | Price Realized |
#2. Keep it Real, 2006 |
| Bonhams London: 29 June 2016 GBP 218,500 / USD 289,585 |
Stencil spray paint on found steel sheet
45.5 x 35.5 cm (17-15/16 x 14 inches)
This work is unique in its format
| Bonhams London | Price Realized |
#3. Barcode Leopard, 2002 |
| Bonhams London: 29 June 2016 GBP 158,500 / USD 212,170 |
BANKSY (British, born 1975)
Barcode Leopard, 2002
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 | Price Realized |
#4. Paranoid Pictures, 2004 |
| EDITION ON CANVAS Sotheby’s London: 8 October 2016 GBP 112,500 / USD 139,890 |
BANKSY
Paranoid Pictures AP, 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 | Price Realized |
#5. Rat and Heart, 2015 |
| Sotheby’s London: 8 October 2016 GBP 106,250 / USD 131,000 |
Rat and Heart, 2015
| Sotheby’s London | Price Realized |
#6. Many drink to forget…, 2005 |
| Christie’s London: 30 June 2016 GBP 56,250 / USD 74,550 |
BANKSY (b. 1975)
Many drink to forget…, 2005
Spray paint on wood
43.5 x 121.8 cm (17-1/8 x 48 inches)
| Christie’s London | Price Realized |
#7. Watchtower, 2007 |
| Bonhams Hong-Kong: 21 November 2016 HKD 200,000 / USD 25,785 |
BANKSY (B. 1975)
Watchtower, 2007
Olivewood
Height: 24cm (9-7/16 inches)
Signed and numbered 3/15 on the underside of the base
| Bonhams Hong-Kong | Price Realized |
Lots Passed
Keep It Real Monkey, 2003 |
| Tajan Paris: 9 November 2016 PASSED |
BANKSY (Born 1974)
Keep It Real Monkey, 2003
Spray paint on paper mounted on canvas
109×64 cm (43 x 25-1/4 inches)
| Tajan Paris | Price Realized |
Angel Head, 2013 |
| Sotheby’s London: 15 March 2016 PASSED |
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 | Price Realized |
Street Works
#1. Happy Choppers, 2002 |
| Julien’s Auctions: 30 April 2016 USD 140,800 |
BANKSY
Happy Choppers, 2002
Aerosol stencil on board
106.7 x 49.7 cm (42 x 23-1/2 inches)
Stencil signed “Banksy” lower right
Accompanied by a Steve Lazarides signed letter of authenticity
| Julien’s Auctions | Price Realized |
#2. Heart Boy, 2009 |
| Julien’s Auctions: 30 April 2016 USD 125,000 |
BANKSY (British, 1974)
Heart Boy, 2009
Black aerosol stencil and pink acrylic on concrete and white-washed brick
220x106x30 cm (86-1/2 x 41-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches)
| Julien’s Auctions | Price Realized |
#3. V.I.P. Rat, 2005 |
| Julien’s Auctions: 23 October 2016 USD 87,500 |
BANKSY (British, 1974)
V.I.P. Rat, 2005
Aerosol on board
101.6 x 81.3 cm (40×32 inches)
| Julien’s Auctions | Price Realized |
