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No Ball Games (grey) - Signed Print by Banksy 2009 - MyArtBroker

No Ball Games (grey)
Signed Print

Banksy

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 2009

Size: H 70cm x W 70cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Banksy's No Ball Games (grey) (signed) is a screenprint from 2009, with an estimated value of £30,000 to £50,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 23 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2013. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £27,485 in June 2023 to £75,000 in March 2021. The average annual growth rate of this piece is 4%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2023Koller Geneva Switzerland
June 2023Phillips New York United States
February 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
December 2022Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
November 2022Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
July 2022Heritage Auctions, New York United States
April 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

This work is a quintessential example of Banksy’s iconic stencil-style, and depicts a tongue-in-cheek, ironic scene: the two children playing with a sign that says ‘no ball games’, as if it were a ball. Thus, this largely monochromatic print (save for the red of the sign) is likely making a social commentary on the ‘nanny state’, and how even fundamental children’s activities such as play are now controlled and regulated. The children figures can also be interpreted as symbols for people in general, constantly under surveillance and regulation by a higher bureaucratic state power. Banksy, famous for being a rule breaker himself, might be encouraging children (and adults) a little to break those sorts of rules.This print is an example of Banksy’s frequent use of children as symbols of innocence, purity and a sense of freedom, to formulate subversive social critique, much like in his other prints such as Girl with Balloon and Nola.

No Ball Games originally appeared as a mural d on the side of a shop at the junction of Tottenham High Road and Philip Lane in 2009 but was cut out of the wall in and sold for charity.

  • Renowned British street artist, Banksy, is the enigmatic figure behind some of the most subversive works in the Urban Art scene. Despite his anonymity, the artists' disruptive stunts have not only gained him notoriety, but they have vocalised his stance on many social and political issues. As seen with the likes of Girl With Balloon and Napalm, Banksy uses his distinctive stencil technique to produce thought-provoking commentaries on challenging themes. The showcase of rebellion that lines his work has caused his secondary market value to soar in recent years, propelling him to the top of the Urban Art scene.