BANKSY PRINTS
Top Lots At Auction
The value of Banksy prints has increased substantially over the course of the past year. Some of the most iconic ones, such as Girl with Balloon, or Love Is In The Air have reached unprecedented heights at auction in 2020/2021. We show below some of those prints that recently sold for record prices.
#1. Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia, 2007
Phillips London: 20 October 2020
Estimated: GBP 500,000 – 700,000
GBP 1,232,500 / USD 1,609,580
Banksy – 20th Century & Contemporary … Lot 8 October 2020 | Phillips
BANKSY
Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia, 2007
Girl with Balloon: Spray paint on paper
Morons Sepia: Screenprint on paper, double-sided
56.5 x 76 cm (22 1/4 x 29 7/8 inches)
Signed, numbered and dated ‘Banksy 07 2/8’ lower right
This work is number 2 from an edition of 8
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On the recto, Girl with Balloon depicts a young girl extending her hand toward a red heart-shaped balloon, carried away by the wind. On the reverse, a crowd of art collectors is shown gathered around an auctioneer who, mid-performance, gestures toward a large, gilt-framed canvas. When held up to light, Girl with Balloon and Morons Sepia magically fuse into a single composition, transporting the young girl into the sale room, and creating a mirror effect between her extended arm and that of the auctioneer. Forming part of an edition of 8 works, each version is nonetheless rendered unique by the artist’s spray painting of the young girl’s figure to the front of the work – a feat that distinguishes it from Banksy’s other editions of Girl with Balloon and Morons.
#2. Girl with Balloon (Gold AP), 2004
Estimated: GBP 400,000 – 600,000
GBP 1,104,000 / USD 1,513,886
Girl with Balloon (Gold AP), 2004
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#3. Girl with Balloon (Dark Purple AP), 2004
Estimated: GBP 250,000 – 350,000
GBP 791,250 / USD 1,044,450

Girl with Balloon (Dark Purple AP), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
#4. Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia, 2007
Phillips Hong-Kong: 1 December 2022
Estimated: HKD 4,500,000 – 6,500,000
HKD 5,670,000 / USD 726,460
Banksy – 20th Century & Contemporar… Lot 25 December 2022 | Phillips
BANKSY
Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia, 2007
Double-sided work on paper
Girl with Balloon: Spray paint on paper
Morons Sepia: Screenprint on paper
56.5 x 76 cm (22 1/4 x 29 7/8 inches)
Signed, numbered and dated ‘BANKSY 07 3/8’ lower right
This work is number 3 from an edition of 8
#5. Love is in the Air (signed AP), 2003
Christie’s New-York: 3 December 2020
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 687,500 / GBP 509,260

Love is in the Air (signed AP), 2003
Screenprint on paper
Signed and numbered ‘BANKSY AP/17’ (lower right)
One of twenty-seven signed artist’s proofs
Aside from the edition of five hundred of which only the first fifty were signed
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#6. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Estimated: GBP 200,000 – 300,000
Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
#7. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000

Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
#8. Love Is In the Air (signed), 2003
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000

Love Is In the Air (signed), 2003
#9. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
#10. Nola (Yellow Rain), 2008
Estimated: GBP 200,000 – 300,000
GBP 375,000 / USD 517,500
BANKSY (B. 1974), NOLA (Yellow Rain) – Outside of the edition | Christie’s

Nola (Yellow Rain), 2008
Screenprint in colors with a hand-applied red sticker on wove paper
Signed in red pen, inscribed with a heart, a cross with four dots, and a peace sign
A unique proof outside of the edition
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#11. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Christie’s online: 15 March 2022
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000
GBP 378,000 / USD 498,960
BANKSY, Girl with Balloon | Christie’s (christies.com)
BANKSY
Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered 23/150 in pencil, lower right
#12. Girl with Balloon (Dark Pink AP), 2004
Sotheby’s London, 30 June 2022
Estimated: GBP 250,000 – 450,000
GBP 403,200 / USD 495,936
BANKSY
Girl with Balloon (Dark Pink AP), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, lower right
Inscribed AP26 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower left
One of 88 Artist’s Proofs printed in various colorways
#13. Girl with Balloon – (Gold AP), 2004
Christie’s London: 24 September 2019
Estimated: GBP 150,000 – 250,000
GBP 395,250 / USD 493,340
BANKSY (B. 1975), Girl with Balloon – Colour AP (Gold) | Christie’s (christies.com)
BANKSY (B. 1975)
Girl with Balloon – Colour AP (Gold), 2004
Screenprint in black and gold on wove paper
An extremely rare variant with a gold balloon
Signed in pencil, numbered AP 51 with the publisher’s blindstamp
One of 88 artist’s proofs comprised of different color variants
#14. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Estimated: GBP 120,000 – 180,000
GBP 350,062 / USD 479,854

Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
#15. Thrower (Grey), 2019
Tate Ward Auctions: 24 March 2021
GBP 343,750 / USD 477,813
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THROWER
BANKSY (British 1974-)
Thrower (Grey), 2019
Triptych, screenprint in colors on 1500 micron board
Signed and numbered from an edition of 300 in pencil to the Flower panel recto
Numbered from an edition of 300 to the Thrower panel verso
Numbered from an edition of 300 to the Hand panel verso
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Thrower is the most recent print released by Banksy through GDP. It is already one of the most expensive Banksy prints to sell at auction.
#16. GIRL WITH BALLOON (DARK PINK AP), 2004
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000
GBP 375,000 / USD 454,000

BANKSY (b.1974)
GIRL WITH BALLOON – COLOUR AP (DARK PINK), 2004
The rare screenrint in black and pink on wove paper
Signed in pencil, numbered AP 21 with the publisher’s blindstamp
One of 88 artist’s proofs printed in various colorways
#17. Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Bonhams LA: 24 March 2021
Estimated: USD 140,000 – 180,000
USD 450,312 / 323,965
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR GIRL WITH BALLOON (UNSIGNED)
Screenprint in red and black on wove paper
Numbered in pencil 201/600, with the publisher’s blindstamp
#19. Choose Your Weapon (Fluoro Green), 2010
Sotheby’s online: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 302,400 / USD 420,336
Choose Your Weapon (Fluoro Green) | Banksy | 2021 | Sotheby’s
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Choose Your Weapon (Fluoro Green), 2010
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in green crayon, numbered 8/25
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Choose Your Weapon is the last print released by Banksy through Pictures on Walls. It was released in numerous colorways each in editions of 25 signed prints. Because of its numerous colorways in bright and vivid colors, and the fact that they have all been released in small edition sizes, Choose Your Weapon has become one of the most expensive Banksy prints at auction.
#21. Kate Moss (Original), 2005
Sotheby’s online: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 277,200 / USD 385,308
Kate Moss – Original Colourway | Banksy | 2021 | Sotheby’s

Kate Moss (Original), 2005
Kate Moss was released in 2005 as an edition of only 50 signed prints with its original color. It was also released into 6 colorways of only 20 signed prints each.
#22. Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
International Art Center: 26 March 2024
Estimated: NZD 500,000 – 700,000
NZD 500,000 (HAMMER)
NZD 600,600 / USD 360,360 / GBP 284,144
BANKSY (British b. 1974)
Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Screenprint on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered in pencil 51/150 with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
#23. Hand-Finished Donut (Strawberry), 2009
Estimated: GBP 110,000 – 150,000

Hand-Finished Donut (Strawberry), 2009
Unique screen-print in colors with hand-coloring
#25. Donut (Chocolate VIP Edition), 2009
Forum Auctions: 7 December 2020
GBP 254,600 / USD 341,164

Donut (Chocolate, Special VIP Edition), 2009
#27. Grannies (Hand-Finished),2006
Sotheby’s online: 18 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 200,000 – 300,000
GBP 226,800 / USD 315,252
Grannies Hand Sprayed | Banksy | 2021 | Sotheby’s

Grannies (Hand-Finished), 2006
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