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Barcode - Signed Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

Barcode
Signed Print

Banksy

£35,000-£50,000Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥320,000-¥460,000 Value Indicator

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¥6,670,000-¥9,530,000 Value Indicator

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-5% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 150

Year: 2004

Size: H 50cm x W 70cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Banksy's Barcode (signed) is a screenprint from 2004, with an estimated value of £30,000 to £50,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 20 total sales since its entry to the market in April 2013. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £32,000, across 2 total sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £30,000 in September 2024 to £105,000 in December 2020. The average annual growth rate of this piece is currently -6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2023Sotheby's London United Kingdom
April 2023Sotheby's London United Kingdom
April 2023Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
August 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
April 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Banksy often employs a monochromatic palette to emphasise his powerful message and this black and white artwork is that signature stencil-style. It shows a majestic leopard in the foreground coming forth as if it was exiting the frame towards the viewer. Behind the leopard is a cage, which resembles a barcode from which the leopard seems to have escaped, given its bent bars.

Since Banksy’s beginnings in graffiti, he has been noted for his social commentary, taking on issues from police brutality, to the refugee crisis, war and animal cruelty. Here Banksy might be commenting on the way in which humans 'use' the environment and those creatures within it for their own entertainment or amusement – the most notable example of course, being zoos or sea-parks. The motif of the barcode suggests a critique of consumerism and commercial capitalism, which puts a price tag on everything including animal and human life. Animals are among his favourite symbols, often used in subversive artworks such as rats (Love Rat, Gangsta Rat) and monkeys (Laugh Now) also as a potential metaphor for people of the working class.

  • 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.