Stop And Search
Stop And Search
Signed Print
Banksy
£35,000-£50,000
$70,000-$90,000 Value Indicator
$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator
¥320,000-¥450,000 Value Indicator
€40,000-€60,000 Value Indicator
$340,000-$490,000 Value Indicator
¥6,830,000-¥9,750,000 Value Indicator
$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 500
Year: 2007
Size: H 76cm x W 57cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| August 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| April 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| March 2022 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print | |||
| December 2021 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Stop And Search - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's 2007 Stop And Search, a signed screen print of 500, satirizes the UK government's stop-and-search policy by depicting a modern-day policeman searching Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. The piece takes a cynical view of Dorothy’s famous line, "There's no place like home," highlighting the policy's disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities.
Stop And Search is a monochrome print presenting a two-dimensional narrative with three central figures; fairly recognisable Dorothy (the central character of the Wizard of Oz), her dog, Toto, and a police officer wearing blue latex gloves, which is the only coloured element in Stop and Search. The visual tool of foregrounding an artwork’s punchlines and central symbols through rendering them in a splash of colour against a largely monochrome piece is one of Banksy’s favourite techniques. In this emotive piece, we watch the police officer searching through Dorothy’s basket.
The artwork can be interpreted through the plot of The Wizard of Oz, suggesting that Dorothy and Toto are being prevented from getting home. The purity and naivety associated with the protagonist in the film is embedded within the piece and only accentuate the absurdity of the search act. Dorothy is unanimously seen as a character representing innocence and freedom, and yet even she is not free from the menacing influence of the state. Banksy often formulates critical commentary towards the state, surveillance and the police juxtaposed with symbols of childlike innocence, such as in Jack & Jill showing two small children playing wearing police body armour.
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