19 lots sold at auction in 2017 for a total turnover of $4,116,580. With 1 lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 95%.
The top lot of 2017 is Tesco Value Soup Can, dated 2004, exhibited at Crude Oils, that sold at Sotheby’s, in London, on 5 October 2017 for GBP 392,750 (USD 515,620). The Top 3 Lots generated a total of $1,347,210, representing 32.7% of the total for 2017.
5 Editions sold in 2017 for a total $676,660, led by Bronze Rat, a sculpture, in an edition of 12, that sold at Christie’s, in London, on 8 March 2017, for GBP 137,000 (USD 166,475).
Furthermore, 2 Street Works sold at auction in 2017 for a total of $132,600, led by Black Bobby, an aerosol on wood dated 2003, that sold at Julien’s Auctions on 11 May 2017, for $75,000.
Auction Results
#1
Tesco Value Soup Can, 2004
Sotheby's London · 5 October 2017
GBP 392,750 / USD 515,620
BANKSY
Tesco Value Soup Can, 2004
Tesco Value Soup Can,
2004
Oil on canvas
121.9 x 91.5 cm (48×36 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overturn edge
Signed, dated “07/11/04” on the stretcher
Sotheby's London
5 October 2017
Est. GBP 200,000 – 300,000
Price realized
GBP 392,750 / USD 515,620
Lot details ↗#2
Rodeo Girl
Artcurial Paris · 28 February 2017
EUR 379,500 / USD 415,795
BANKSY
Rodeo Girl
Oil and pencil on canvas
152.5 x 152.5 cm (60×60 inches)
Artcurial Paris
28 February 2017
Est. EUR 200,000 – 300,000
Price realized
EUR 379,500 / USD 415,795
Lot details ↗#3
Picasso Quote
Artcurial Paris · 28 February 2017
EUR 379,500 / USD 415,795
BANKSY
Picasso Quote
Picasso Quote,
2009
Carved marble and wood
Marble: 102 x 124 x 13.5 cm (40 ¼ x 48 8/10 x 5 1/3 inches)
Plinth: 74.5 x 79 x 83.5 cm (29 1/3 x 31 1/10 x 32 9/12 inches)
Artcurial Paris
28 February 2017
Est. EUR 100,000 – 200,000
Price realized
EUR 379,500 / USD 415,795
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Phillips London
16 April 2026
Est. GBP 200,000 – 300,000
Price realized
GBP 258,000 / USD 350,180
Lot details ↗#4
Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge
Bonhams London · 28 June 2017
GBP 293,000 / USD 384,200
BANKSY
Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge
Acrylic and stencil spray-paint on canvas
61×61 cm (24×24 inches)
From a series
Stencil-signed “BANKSY”, lower right
Bonhams London
28 June 2017
Est. GBP 120,000 – 180,000
Price realized
GBP 293,000 / USD 384,200
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby’s Hong-Kong
18 June 2021
Est. HKD 6,200,000 – 9,300,000
Price realized
HKD 18,920,000 / USD 2,282,680
Lot details ↗#5
This Is A Pipe, 2011
Sotheby's London · 9 March 2017
GBP 284,750 / USD 346,140
BANKSY
This Is A Pipe, 2011
This Is A Pipe,
2011
Paint, vintage frame and reclaimed metal
69x80x29 cm (27 1/8 x 34 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches)
Signed and dated “Banksy 2011” on the reverse
Sotheby's London
9 March 2017
Est. GBP 120,000 – 180,000
Price realized
GBP 284,750 / USD 346,140
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Christie's Hong-Kong
29 March 2019
Est. HKD 2,800,000 – 3,800,000
Price realized
HKD 3,725,000 / USD 474,530
Lot details ↗#6
Jail Break
Bonhams London · 8 March 2017
GBP 185,000 / USD 225,105
BANKSY
Jail Break
Jail Break,
2010
Stencil spray paint and household gloss on found metal
172.1 x 92.7 x 7.3 cm (67 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 2 7/8 inches)
Signed and dated
2010
on the reverse
Bonhams London
8 March 2017
Est. GBP 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
GBP 185,000 / USD 225,105
Lot details ↗#7
Keep It Real (with Japanese slogan)
Sotheby's London · 21 November 2017
GBP 156,250 / USD 206,890
BANKSY
Keep It Real (with Japanese slogan)
Spray-paint and emulsion on cardboard
135×90 cm (53 1/8 x 35 3/8 inches)
Sotheby's London
21 November 2017
Est. GBP 30,000 – 40,000
Price realized
GBP 156,250 / USD 206,890
Lot details ↗#8
Love Rat
Sotheby's Paris · 7 December 2017
EUR 156,250 / USD 184,225
BANKSY
Love Rat
Love rat,
2003
Spraypaint and emulsion on canvas
60.9 x 46.2 cm (23-15/16 x 18-3/16 inches)
Sotheby's Paris
7 December 2017
Est. EUR 60,000 – 80,000
Price realized
EUR 156,250 / USD 184,225
Lot details ↗#9
Exclamation Rat, 2003-2004
EDITION ON CANVASBonhams London · 29 June 2017
GBP 125,000 / USD 168,405
BANKSY
Exclamation Rat, 2003-2004
Exclamation Rat,
2004
Stencil spraypaint and spraypaint on canvas
40.5 x 30.5 cm (15-15/16 x 12 inches)
Signed in stencil on the turnover edge
Signed and numbered
11/25 on the stretcher
Bonhams London
29 June 2017
Est. GBP 70,000 – 100,000
Price realized
GBP 125,000 / USD 168,405
Lot details ↗#10
London, New-York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000
EDITIONArtnet Auctions · 20 November 2017
USD 168,000
BANKSY
London, New-York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000
Spray-paint and emulsion on canvas
55×55 cm (21 5/8 x 21 5/8 inches)
10 (each is a unique variation)
Numbered in black marker on the reverse
Artnet Auctions
20 November 2017
Est. USD 100,000 – 120,000
Price realized
USD 168,000
Repeat sale
Phillips London
8 April 2014
Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000
Price realized
GBP 50,000 / USD 83,710
Lot details ↗#11
Bronze Rat, 2006
SCULPTURE EDITIONChristie's London · 8 March 2017
GBP 137,000 / USD 166,700
BANKSY
Bronze Rat, 2006
Bronze Rat,
2006
Bronze
25.4 x 31.7 x 12.7 cm (10 x 12-1/2 x 5 inches)
Incised with the artist’s signature, stamped with the foundry mark and dated ‘BANKSY 06’
(on the underside)
This work is from an edition of twelve
Christie's London
8 March 2017
Est. GBP 60,000 – 80,000
Price realized
GBP 137,000 / USD 166,700
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's Hong-Kong
10 July 2020
Est. HKD 1,000,000 – 2,000,000
Price realized
HKD 1,875,000 / USD 241,915
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
13 October 2012
Est. GBP 50,000 – 70,000
Price realized
GBP 67,250 / USD 108,095
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
16 February 2012
Est. GBP 70,000 – 90,000
Price realized
GBP 85,250 / USD 134,665
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
14 October 2011
Est. GBP 50,000 – 70,000
Price realized
GBP 163,250 / USD 257,920
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's New-York
15 May 2008
Est. USD 100,000 – 150,000
Price realized
USD 169,000
Lot details ↗#12
Armored Car
Phillips New-York · 28 February 2017
USD 162,500
BANKSY
Armored Car
Armored Car,
2002
Stencil spray-paint and acrylic on canvas
60×60 cm (25 3/8 x 25 3/8 inches)
Signed with the artist’s stencil signature “Banksy” on the right turning edge
Phillips New-York
28 February 2017
Est. USD 60,000 – 80,000
Price realized
USD 162,500
Lot details ↗#13
Keep It Real
Bonhams London · 29 June 2017
GBP 100,000 / USD 129,845
BANKSY
Keep It Real
Keep It Real,
2002
Acrylic and stencil spray paint on canvas
20.2 x 20.2 cm (7 15/16 x 7 15/16 inches)
Signed in stencil on the turnover edge
Bonhams London
29 June 2017
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
Price realized
GBP 100,000 / USD 129,845
Lot details ↗Repeat sale
Sotheby's London
27 June 2018
Est. GBP 50,000 – 70,000
Price realized
GBP 418,000 / USD 548,405
Lot details ↗#14
Smiling Copper, 2003
EDITIONSotheby's London · 9 March 2017
GBP 100,000 / USD 121,560
BANKSY
Smiling Copper, 2003
Spraypaint and acrylic on cardboard
Figure: 202×79 cm (79 1/2 x 31 inches)
Framed: 240×140 cm (94 1/2 x 55 1/8 inches)
This work is from an unnumbered edition
Sotheby's London
9 March 2017
Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000
Price realized
GBP 100,000 / USD 121,560
Lot details ↗#15
Gas Mask Fly, 2001
Est-Ouest Auctions · 28 May 2017
HKD 944,000 / USD 121,140
BANKSY
Gas Mask Fly, 2001
Spraypaint and stamps on cardboard
100 x 102.5 cm (39-3/8 x 40-3/8 inches)
Stencil-signed lower right
Est-Ouest Auctions
28 May 2017
Est. HKD 500,000 – 800,000
Price realized
HKD 944,000 / USD 121,140
Lot details ↗#16
Keep It Real, 2002-2003
EDITION ON CANVASSotheby's Hong-Kong · 19 January 2017
HKD 937,500 / USD 120,860
BANKSY
Keep It Real, 2002-2003
Stencil spray paint and acrylic on canvas
25×20 cm (8-1/8 x 7-7/8 inches)
Inscribed with the artist’s stencil signature on the overlap
Numbered 3/15 on the reverse
This work is number 3 from an edition of 15
Sotheby's Hong-Kong
19 January 2017
Est. HKD 700,000 – 1,000,000
Price realized
HKD 937,500 / USD 120,860
Lot details ↗#17
Bad Meaning Good
Sotheby's London · 9 March 2017
GBP 93,750 / USD 113,960
BANKSY
Bad Meaning Good
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
40×40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overturn edge
Signed and numbered 1/4 on the reverse
This work is number 1 from an edition of 4
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
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
11 February 2016
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
Price realized
Bought in
Repeat sale
Sotheby’s London
20 October 2008
Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000
Price realized
GBP 26,250
Lot details ↗#18
Mosquito
Sotheby's London · 9 March 2017
GBP 93,750 / USD 113,960
BANKSY
Mosquito
Mosquito,
2002
Spray-paint and emulsion on perforated card, mounted on board
80×90 cm (31 1/2 x 35 3/8 inches)
Stenciled-signed “BANKSY”, lower right
Sotheby's London
9 March 2017
Est. GBP 30,000 – 40,000
Price realized
GBP 93,750 / USD 113,960
Lot details ↗#19
Avon & Somerset Constabulary, 2000-2001
EDITION ON CANVASSotheby's London · 29 June 2017
GBP 81,250 / USD 105,385
BANKSY
Avon & Somerset Constabulary, 2000-2001
Spray-paint on canvas
76×76 cm (30×30 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name
Numbered
4/10
and dated
2000
on the stretcher
Sotheby's London
29 June 2017
Est. GBP 60,000 – 80,000
Price realized
GBP 81,250 / USD 105,385
Lot details ↗#20
Heavy Weaponry, 2003
Sotheby's Hong-Kong · 19 January 2017
HKD 812,500 / USD 104,745
BANKSY
Heavy Weaponry, 2003
30×30 cm (11-7/8 x 11-7/8 inches)
Stencil spray paint and acrylic on canvas
Inscribed with the artist’s stencil signature on the overlap
Signed, dated 2003 and inscribed Gary thanks Baby on the reverse
Sotheby's Hong-Kong
19 January 2017
Est. HKD 400,000 – 600,000
Price realized
HKD 812,500 / USD 104,745
Lot details ↗Lots Passed
Sid Vicious
Artcurial Paris · 12 December 2017
Bought in
BANKSY
Sid Vicious
92 x 92 cm
Artcurial Paris
12 December 2017
Est. EUR 220,000 – 280,000
Price realized
Bought in
Repeat sale
Artcurial Paris
5 May 2019
Est. EUR 150,000 – 250,000
Price realized
EUR 149,050 / USD 166,265
Lot details ↗Street Works
Works removed from walls and public space are listed in their own section of the market: Banksy Street Works 2017 Auction Results.
