What is Banksy known for?
Banksy is an anonymous graffiti artist who hailed from the United Kingdom. He is known for his satirical street art that combines epigrams and dark humor. His works are mostly seen on the walls, bridges, and streets of Bristol, and then was eventually spotted all throughout the world. He uses stencils in his artworks, thus effectively concealing his identity.
What auction houses (and galleries) have sold Banksy’s items?
There have been various attempts to auction Banksy’s artworks placed on stone walls, leaving the job of taking the artwork out of the wall in the hands of the winning bidder. However, auction houses such as Christie’s and Julien’s have successfully amassed some of Banky’s works on canvas and other interesting sources to make them viable for auction.
What is the price range of Banksy’s items?
Banksy’s artworks were priced anywhere from USD $1,125 to USD $300,000. One of his most expensive artworks is the Fetish Lady, which Christie’s sold for USD $347,822. The two other high-priced masterpieces Banksy made are the Warning Sign and Protect from All Elements, which were sold for USD $237,673 and USD $315,000 respectively. The cheapest one is Golf Sale, which is a screen print on wove paper.
Interesting info about Banksy
Even after 20 years of being a world-famous artist, Banksy’s true identity was still unknown, largely because his works mostly include controversial images and messages. It was assumed that he travelled to different parts of the world to continue creating street graffiti. His travels include the United States, Australia, England, Jamaica, Canada, and even Israel. When some of his works are auctioned, they don’t necessarily come on canvases. Sometimes, you’ll find it on boards, wood, composite plastic, stone walls, panels, cardboards, bricks, and at times, metal car doors.
