Auction 509 Part 1 Evening Sale
Nov 29, 2023
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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LOT 37:

Karl Hofer
Banksy: Banksquiat (black)

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Start price:
48,000
Estimated price :
€60,000 - €80,000
Buyer's Premium: 32%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on Nov 29, 2023 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
tags:

Banksy: Banksquiat (black)
BANKSY
1974 Bristol

Title: Banksquiat (black).
Date: 2019.
Technique: Colour silkscreen on black card.
Sheet Size: 75 x 70cm.
Notation: Signed and numbered. Additionally equipped with the artist's dry stamp.
Number: 265/300.
Frame: Framed. Not examined out of the frame.

A certificate from the Pest Control Office, London, dated 6th November 2022 is available for the work.

Provenance:
- Gross Domestic Product Shop, London
- Private collection Southern Germany

- The title reveals Banksy's homage to the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, in which he transposes his well-known motif of the crown into his own work
- The white motif on a black background is strongly reminiscent of Keith Haring's well-known 'Subway Drawings' and places itself in the tradition of 1980s street art
- Banksy is known worldwide for his ironic criticism of capitalism and commercialisation, and he always takes aim at the art market, as this graphic impressively proves

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