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Banksy Originals 2020 Auction Results

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Banksy Originals
2020 Auction Results

 

Auction Statistics

Total Revenues: GBP 23,689,974 / USD 31,912,524
Number of Lots: 12 Banksy Originals
Top Lot: Show Me The Monet sold for GBP 7,551,600 / USD 9,924,563
Sell-Through Rate: 100%
Leading Auction House: Sotheby’s

 

Auction Summary

12 Banksy Originals sold at auction in 2020 for a total of USD 31,912,524 as compared to a total of USD 18,631,652 in 2019 (with 17 lots sold), which represents almost another doubling in total revenues.
The leading lot of 2019 is Show Me The Monet, which sold at Sotheby’s London on 21 October 2020 for GBP 7,551,600 (USD 9,924,563), closely followed by Forgive Us Our Trespassing sold at Sotheby’s Hong-Kong on 6 October 2020 for USD 8,272,623.
Sotheby’s remains the clear leader by far for Banksy Originals in 2020, as it sold 8 lots for a total of USD 26,281,254. Bonhams sold 4 lots for a total of USD 3,157,959. Phillips sold 2 lots for USD 2,683,000.

The market for Banksy Originals is still largely centered in London, where 9 lots sold for a total of USD 18,496,024. Hong-Kong consolidates its second position with 4 lots sold for a total of USD 9,901,355, followed by New-York, with 3 lots sold for a total of USD 5,249,000.

 

London, New-York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry)

Bonhams London, 9 December 2020
GBP 312,750 / USD 418,730

 

London, New-York, Bristol (Heavy Weaponry), 2000
Spray-paint and emulsion on canvas
57×54 cm (22 7/16 x 21 1/4 inches)
Tagged “BANKSY” (center)
Dated and numbered 10/10 2000 (on the overlap)
Estimated: GBP 250,000 – 350,000

Monkey Detonator

Phillips Hong-Kong, 3 December 2020
USD 683,000

 

Monkey Detonator, 2002
Spray-paint on card
90.8x90.8 cm (35 3/4 x35 3/4 inches)
From a series, unique in this format

 

Che Guevara on Skates

Christie’s New-York, 2 December 2020
USD 930,000

 Che Guevara on Skates, 2000
Spray-paint and emulsion on canvas
76.5×76.5 cm (30 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches)
Unique, stencil-signed “BANKSY”, lower left
 

 

 

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

SBI Art Auction Tokyo, 31 October 2020
USD 878,727

 

Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 2001
Acrylic and spray-paint stencil on canvas
76.3 x 76.5 cm (30×30 inches)
Edition of 10
Stenciled with the artist’s name within the design
Estimated: USD 285,000 – 475,000

 

Sorry The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Currently
Out Of Stock

Sotheby’s New-York, 28 October 2020
USD 2,319,000

Sorry The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Currently Out of Stock, 2013-2014
(Defaced Hirst)
Spray paint, emulsion and household gloss on canvas
99.1×114.3 cm (39×45 inches)
Unique, Signed by both artists on the reverse and variously inscribed

 

 

Oh My God

Bonhams London, 22 October 2020
GBP 855,062 / USD 1,122,369

 

Oh My God, 2006
Spray-paint and emulsion on found metal
129.5×91.5 cm (51×36 inches)
Unique, Tagged, signed and dated “21 July 2006” on the reverse

 

Weston Super Mare

Bonhams London, 22 October 2020
GBP 747,062 / USD 979,151

 

Weston Super Mare, 1999
Acrylic on canvas
76.5×76.5 cm (30×30 inches)
Unique, Tagged “BANKSY”, lower right

Heavy Weaponry

Sotheby’s London, 22 October 2020
GBP 315,000 / USD 431,000

Heavy Weaponry, 2003
Spray-paint on canvas
25.5×30.4 cm (10×12 inches)
Stenciled with the artist’s name on the overturn edge
Dated 2003 and numbered 7/25 on the stretcher
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000 

Show Me The Monet

Sotheby’s London, 21 October 2020
 GBP 7,551,600 / USD 10,320,000

Show Me The Monet, 2005
Oil on canvas in artist’s frame
143.1×143.4 cm (56 3/8 x 56 1/2 inches)
Unique, signed

 

Heavy Weaponry

Bonhams London, 8 October 2020
 GBP 471,062 / USD 642,209

 

Heavy Weaponry, 2000
Spray-paint and emulsion on canvas
61×61 cm (24×24 inches)
Signed in stencil, original Metropolitan Police Evidence label
with Banksy barcode stamp and numbered 8/10 attached to the stretcher

 

Forgive Us Our Trespassing

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 6 October 2020
USD 8,270,000

 

Forgive Us Our Trespassing, 2011
Acrylic, spray-paint and marker pens on wooden panels, in four parts
Overall 655×421 cm (257 7/8 x 165 3/4 inches)
Unique, Signed

 

Mediterranean Sea View

London, 28 July 2020
 GBP 2,235,000 / USD 2,893,578

 

Mediterranean Sea View, 2017
Reworked oil paintings in artist’s frames, in three parts
Painting 1: 83×68 cm (32 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches)
Painting 2: 115×84.5 cm (45 1/4 x 33 1/4 inches)
Painting 3: 69.8×59.5 cm (27 1/2 x 59 1/2 inches)
Unique, signed on the reverse


Bronze Rat

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 10 July 2020
 HKD 1,875,000 / USD 241,916

Bronze Rat, 2006
Sculpture in bronze
31.8 x 25.4 x 12.8 cm (12 1/2 x 10 x 5 inches)
Incised with artist’s signature and stamped with foundry mark on the base
Unnumbered edition of 12
Estimated: USD 130,000 – 260,000

Radar Rat

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong, 10 July 2020
 HKD 5,455,000 / USD 703,816

Radar Rat, 2003
Spray-paint on cupboard door
57×25.8 cm ( 22 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches)
Unique, Signed with the artist’s tag

 

Monkey Poison

Phillips New-York, 2 October 2020
USD 2,000,000

 

Monkey Poison, 2004
Oil and spray enamel on found canvas in artist’s frame
61x91cm (24 x 35 5/8 inches)
Unique, Stenciled-signed “BANKSY”, lower left
Further signed and dated “Banksy 2004” on the stretcher
 
 

 

Toxic Mary

Christie’s London, 12 February 2020
 GBP 455,250 / USD 622,000

 

Toxic Mary, 2003
Spray-paint on two panels
180x188cm (74 x 70 3/4 inches)
Unique
 

 

Vote To Love

Sotheby’s London, 11 February 2020
GBP 1,155,000 / USD 1,494,758

Vote To Love, 2018
Spray-paint on UPIK placard mounted on board
117×116.5×8.5 cm (46 x 45 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches)
Unique, Signed and dated “18” on the reverse
 

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