Girl with Balloon
1. Girl with Balloon (unsigned)
Girl with Balloon (unsigned) is one of Banksy’s prints that sells the most at auction, with 13 lots sold at auction in 2022, 20 lots sold at auction in 2021, and 13 lots in total in 2020. There is a strong disparity in prices achieved at auction mostly due to condition issues. Obviously, prints which are not in excellent condition do not sell at a premium.
8 prints sold so far in 2023, with a strong decrease in average price paid at auction as compared to prior years.
2023 YTD Auction Results
2022 Auction Results
2021 Auction Results
2023 Auction Highlights
Bonhams London: 27 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 82,950 / USD 105,776
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 78/600 in pencil, with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Phillips London: 8 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 82,550
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 434/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Tate Ward Auctions: 7 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 65,000 – 85,000
GBP 81,250 / USD 101,145
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered in pencil from the edition of 600
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Bonhams London: 19 April 2023
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 100,000
GBP 82,200 / USD 102,264
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 596/600 in pencil, with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Bonhams London: 29 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 69,600 / USD 85,682
Girl with Balloon, 2004
Numbered 489/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Tate Ward Auctions: 29 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 75,000 – 95,000
GBP 68,750 / USD 84,636
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 240/600 in pencil, with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Forum Auctions: 31 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 90,000
Hammer: GBP 75,000
GBP 100,500 / USD 123,615
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, from the edition of 600
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Phillips London: 23 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 90,000
GBP 109,620 / USD 134,833
Girl with Balloon, 2004
Numbered 200/600 in pencil, lower right
2022 Auction Highlights
GBP 113,700 / USD 138,641
Girl With Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 79/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Phillips London: 15 September 2022
GBP 119,700 / USD 138,413
Girl with Balloon, 2004
Numbered 118/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Sotheby’s London: 30 June 2022
GBP 100,800 / USD 123,984
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 391/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Bonhams London: 3 March 2022
GBP 152,750 / USD 207,740
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered 133/600 in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, lower right
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Forum Auctions: 3 March 2022
GBP 134,000 / USD 182,240
Girl with Balloon (unsigned), 2004
Numbered /600 in pencil
2021 Auction Highlights
USD 450,312 / GBP 323,965
2. Girl with Balloon (signed)
The signed version of Girl with Balloon has not sold at auction since March 2022.
2022 Auction Results
Christie’s online:15 March 2022
GBP 378,000 / USD 498,960
2021 Auction Results
Christie’s online: 1 April 2021
GBP 475,000 / USD 655,500
GBP 474,800 / USD 659,972
2020 Auction Results
Sotheby’s online: 18 September 2020
GBP 438,500 / USD 596,700
Bonhams London: 8 October 2020
GBP 350,062 / USD 479,854
Christie’s online: 15 March 2022
GBP 378,000 / USD 498,960
Girl with Balloon (signed), 2004
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered 23/150 in pencil, lower right
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GBP 350,062 / USD 479,854
3. Girl with Balloon (signed AP)
The Artist’s Proofs editions of Girl with Balloon are now collectors’ favorites due to their small edition sizes. They are the most sought-after versions on paper of Girl with Balloon. A signed AP last sold at auction in June 2022.
2022 Auction Results
Girl with Balloon (Dark Pink AP)
Sotheby’s London: 30 June 2022
GBP 403,200 / USD 495,936
2021 Auction Results
Girl with Balloon (Gold AP)
Sotheby’s London: 25 March 2021
GBP 1,104,000 / USD 1,513,886
2020 Auction Results
Girl with Balloon (Dark Purple AP)
Christie’s online: 27 September 2020
GBP 791,250 / USD 1,044,450
Girl with Balloon (Dark Pink AP)
Sotheby’s online: 26 March 2020
GBP 375,000 / USD 454,000
Sotheby’s London: 30 June 2022
GBP 403,200 / USD 495,936
Girl with Balloon (Dark Pink AP), 2004
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
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GBP 791,250 / USD 1,044,450