Custardized Oil #3, 2006
Oil on printed canvas in artist’s frame
70×60 cm (27 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches)
Unique
Stencil-signed “BANKSY” in yellow, lower right
Further signed and dated “06” on the reverse
Custardized Oil #3 is a modified classic portrait of a nobleman by Banksy, who added a custard pie to the image, smashed across the man’s face. The contrast between the element of modern technology and the classical aura of the background creates an exciting tension that is at the heart of Banksy’s tongue-in-cheek style.
