2018 Auction Results
Summary Overview
20 Banksy Originals sold at auction in 2018 for a total of USD 8,881,831.
The leading lot of 2018 is Love Is In the Bin (formerly Girl with Balloon), which shredded live at Sotheby’s London on 5 October 2018 after it sold for GBP 1,042,000 (USD 1,365,482).
Sotheby’s is the leading auction house by far for Banksy Originals in 2018, as it sold 15 lots for a total of USD 7,344,371. Phillips sold 3 lots, including 2 in Hong-Kong.
The market for Banksy Originals is largely centered in London, as 10 lots sold in London for a total of USD 5,879,982, followed by New-York (6 lots for a total of USD 2,152,500), and Hong-Kong (4 lots for a total of USD 849,349).
Abe Lincoln
Phillips Hong-Kong, 25 November 2018
EACH HKD 1,625,000 / USD 210,000
Abe Lincoln, 2008
2 artworks
Spray-paint on cardboard
89.9 x 62 cm (35 3/8 x 23 5/8 inches)
Initialed and inscribed ‘☮ Ⓑ ♡’ lower right
Gangsta Rat
Sotheby’s New-York, 15 November 2018
USD 237,500
Gangsta Rat, 2002
Spray-paint on canvas
60×60 cm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches)
Signed and dedicated For Sam on the stretcher
Painting for A Sound System Lorry
Sotheby’s New-York, 15 November 2018
USD 735,000
Painting for a Sound System Lorry,1998
Spray enamel on metal panel, in 3 parts
102×193cm (40 1/8 x 76 inches)
Rat and Sword
Sotheby’s London, 6 October 2018
GBP 286,000 / USD 375,180
Rat and Sword, 2005
Stenciled spray-paint on canvas
30.5 x 25.5 cm (12×10 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overlap
Signed, dated 11/FEB/2005 and variously inscribed on the reverse
Smiling Copper
Sotheby’s London, 6 October 2018
GBP 262,000 / USD 343,696
Smiling Copper, 2003
Spray paint and acrylic on shaped cardboard
200×79 cm (78 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches)
From an unnumbered edition
Love Is In The Bin
(Formerly Girl with Balloon)
Sotheby’s London, 5 October 2018
GBP 1,042,000 / USD 1,365,482
Girl with Balloon, 2006
Spray-paint and acrylic on canvas mounted on board, in artist’s frame
101x78x18 cm (39 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 7 inches)
Unique, signed and dedicated on the reverse
Happy Choppers
Sotheby’s New-York, 4 October 2018
USD 735,000
Happy Choppers, 2006
Spray-paint and emulsion on canvas
126.7×182.9 cm (49 7/8 x 72 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name
Signed, dated 2006 and numbered 1/3 on the overlap
Monkey Detonator
Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 1 October 2018
HKD 3,360,000 / USD 429,349
Monkey Detonator, 2002
Spray-paint on board
105×105 cm ( 41 3/8 x 41 3/8 inches)
From a series, signed on the reverse
Playmate of the Month
Sotheby’s London, 27 June 2018
GBP 187,500 / USD 246,321
Playmate of the Month, 2000
Acrylic and marker on wood
38.5 x 43.5 cm (15 1/8 x 17 1/8 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name
Keep It Real
Sotheby’s London, 27 June 2018
GBP 418,000 / USD 579,000
Keep It Real, 2002
Acrylic and stencil spray-paint on canvas
20.2 x 20 cm (8 x 7 3/4 inches)
Unique, Titled
Angel
Phillips London, 26 June 2018
GBP 393,000 / USD 520,460
Angel, 2009
Spray paint on perforated galvanized steel mesh, in artist’s frame
125.5 x 155 cm (49 3/8 x 61 inches)
Unique, Stenciled “BANKSY” on the frame edge
Smiling Copper
Sotheby’s London, 11 April 2018
GBP 137,500 / USD 195,146
Smiling Copper, 2003
Spray paint and acrylic on shaped cardboard
200×79 cm (78 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches)
From an unnumbered edition
Monkey Detonator
Sotheby’s London, 8 March 2018
GBP 513,000 / USD 709,151
Monkey Detonator, 2002
Stencil spray-paint and emulsion on canvas, in two parts
Each 76x76cm (30×30 inches)
Unique, Stenciled-signed “BANKSY” on the overlap
Bacchus at the Seaside
Sotheby’s London, 7 March 2018
GBP 669,000 / USD 929,166
Bacchus at the Seaside, 2009
Vandalized oil painting in artist’s frame, mounted on board
230.5 x 206 cm (90 3/4 x 81 1/8 inches)
Unique
Smiling Copper
Sotheby’s New-York, 2 March 2018
USD 187,500
Smiling Copper, 2003
Spray paint and acrylic on shaped cardboard
200×79 cm (78 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches)
From an unnumbered edition
