Banksy extravaganza thanks to London auction house Forum
15 October 2021 London auction house Forum has made selling Banksy works one of its specialities since it was launched five years ago.'Love Rat' by Banksy – estimated at £30,000-35,000 at Forum.
So much so, it runs regular sales dedicated to the phenomenally successful street artist, as the title Only Banksy suggests. The next is on October 20.
Genuine Banksy works are authenticated by Pest Control.
Here are five highlights we have selected.
It must be love
Guided at £30,000-35,000, Love Rat (pictured above) is a screenprint in black and red, 2004, numbered from the edition of 600 in pencil, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, with their blindstamp, on wove paper, the full sheet 49.2 x 34.3cm.
Bid for Love Rat by Banksy via thesaleroom.com.
Auction morons
Morons (LA Edition) is a screenprint in colours, 2006, numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil (the edition was 100), printed by Modern Multiples, Fine Art Editions, Los Angeles, published by Pictures on Walls, London, on Arches 88 wove paper.
The sheet trimmed slightly on all four sides and measures 52.5 x 70.8cm.
Estimate £28,000-35,000.
Bid for Morons (LA Edition) by Banksy on thesaleroom.com.
Yes we can
Estimated at £20,000-30,000, Soup Can (Original) is a screenprint in colours, 2005, numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, with their blindstamp, on wove paper, the full sheet is 49.9 x 35cm.
View Soup Can (Original) by Banksy via thesaleroom.com
Subversive pensioners
Grannies is a screenprint in pink and black, 2006, numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, with their blindstamp, on Arches 88 wove paper, the full sheet measuring 57 x 76.4cm.
Estimate £25,000-35,000.
View the catalogue entry for Grannies by Banksy on thesaleroom.com.
Hover craft
Measuring 69.7 x 49.7cm as a full sheet, Happy Choppers, is a screenprint in colours, 2003, numbered from the edition of 750 in pencil, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, on wove paper. The estimate is £30,000-50,000.
View the catalogue entry for Happy Choppers by Banksy on thesaleroom.com.