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Banksy Originals 2019 Auction Results

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2019 Auction Results

Auction Statistics

Total Revenues: GBP 14,666,862 / USD 18,631,652
Number of Lots: 17
Top Lot: Devolved Parliament sold for GBP 9,879,500 / USD 12,243,772
Sell-Through Rate: Unknown
Leading Auction House: Sotheby’s

 

Auction Summary

17 Banksy Originals sold at auction in 2019 for a total of USD 18,631,652 as compared to a total of USD 8,881,831 in 2018 (with 20 lots sold).
 
The leading lot of 2019 is Devolved Parliament, which broke the record for the highest price paid at auction for a Banksy artwork at Sotheby’s London on 3 October 2019 when it sold for GBP 9,879,500 (USD 12,243,772).
 
Sotheby’s remains the leading auction house by far for Banksy Originals in 2019, as it sold 9 lots for a total of USD 14,354,770. Christie’s sold 6 lots, for a total of USD 2,994,438.
 
The market for Banksy Originals is largely centered in London, as 7 lots sold in London for a total of USD 14,667,821. Hong-Kong is now in second position with 9 lots sold for a total of USD 3,205,068.

 

Smiling Copper


Christie’s Hong-Kong, 23 November 2019
USD 480,000

Smiling Copper, 2003
Spray-paint and acrylic on shaped cardboard
200×79 cm (78 3/4 x 31 1/8 inches)
Unnumbered series of 10
 

 


Laugh Now On Palette


 

Sotheby’s New-York, 15 November 2019
USD 764,000

 

Laugh Now on Palette, 2005
Spray-paint on wooden palette
120×49 cm (47 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches)
Signed and dated 5/9/05 (on the reverse)
 

 

This Is Not A Photo Opportunity


Christie’s New-York, 14 November 2019

USD 212,500

 

This is Not A Photo Opportunity CP/16, 2013
Spray-paint on canvas
30x2x40.6 cm (11 7/8 x 16 inches)

Unique, signed and partially titled Banksy CP/16 (on the reverse)

 

 

Precision Bombing


Digard Auction, 21 October 2019

USD 260,782

Precision Bombing, 2000
Spray-paint on canvas mounted on panel
26×46 cm (10 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches)

Sex If You Want It Badly


Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 7 October 2019

HKD 625,000 / USD 79,683

Sex If You Want It Badly, 2005
Stencil spray-paint and emulsion on ply-board
49.7 x 68.7 cm (19 5/8 x 27 inches)
Unique
 

Keep It Real


Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 7 October 2019

HKD 3,125,000 / USD 403,000

Keep It Real, 2002
Spray-paint on cardboard
47×35 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches)
 

 

Keep It Real


Sotheby’s London, 4 October 2019

GBP 337,500 / USD 415,384

 

Keep It Real, 2002
Acrylic and spray-paint stencil on canvas
35.5×28 cm (14×11 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overturn edge
Further signed, dated and dedicated on the stretcher

 

 

Devolved Parliament

 


 

Sotheby’s London, 3 October 2019

GBP 9,879,500 / USD 12,243,772
BECAME THE HIGHEST PRICE AT AUCTION FOR BANKSY

 

Devolved Parliament, 2009
Oil on canvas
250×420 cm (98 3/8 x 165 3/8 inches)
Signed and dated 09 on the reverse

 

Fuck The Police


Bonhams London, 3 October 2019

GBP 555,062 / USD 687,894

 

Fuck The Police, 2000
Acrylic and spray enamel on board
122×122 cm (48×48 inches)
Stencil-signed “BANKSY” lower right
 

 

You Can’t Fool All The People


Sotheby’s London, 19 September 2019

GBP 112,500 / USD 140,379

 

You Can’t Fool All The People, 2005
Spray-paint and emulsion on wood
44.2×58.2 cm (17 3/8 x 22 7/8 inches)
Unique
 

 

Toxic Mary (Double)


 

Christie’s London, 26 June 2019

GBP 419,250 / USD 531,705

Toxic Mary (Double), 2003
Enamel and emulsion on cardboard
200.4 x 170.2 cm (78 7/8 x 67 inches)
Stenciled ‘BANKSY’ (lower center)
 

 

Mona Lisa


Christie’s London, 25 June 2019

GBP 731,250 / USD 1,000,000

 

Mona Lisa, 2000
Spray-paint stencil on board
122x122cm (48×48 inches)

Stenciled with the artist’s name “BANKSY” (lower left)

 

Ballerina CP/03



Phillips Hong-Kong,
26 May 2019

HKD 3,250,000 / USD 414,107

Ballerina CP/03, 2013
Spray-paint on canvas
40.7×30.5 cm (16×12 inches)
Unique signed and numbered “BANKSY CP/03” on the overlap

 

 


Every Time I Make Love To You
I Think Of Someone Else

 


 

Phillips Hong-Kong, 26 May 2019

HKD 3,125,000 / USD 398,180

 

Every Time I Make Love To You I Think Of Someone Else, 2002
Acrylic, spray-paint and stencil on canvas
91.5×76 cm ( 36 x 29 7/8 inches)
Tagged “BANKSY” on the lower right edge
Further signed, numbered and dated “BANKSY 1/5 LA 02” on the stretcher

 

Sid Vicious


 

Artcurial Paris, 5 May 2019
USD 180,000

Sid Vicious, 2000
Spray-paint, stencil, and acrylic on canvas
92x92cm (36 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches)
Unique variant from a series
Stenciled-signed “BANKSY”, lower right

 

Keep It Real


Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 1 April 2019

HKD 3,250,200 / USD 414,033

 

Keep It Real, 2001
Acrylic and spray paint stencil on canvas
25.5 x 20.2 cm (10×8 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the right lateral edge

 

This Is A Pipe


 

Christie’s Hong-Kong, 29 March 2019

USD 474,528

 

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)
Unique, signed and dated “Banksy 2011” on the reverse