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Bomb Love - Unsigned Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Bomb Love
Unsigned Print

Banksy

£11,500-£17,000Value Indicator

$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

$21,000-$30,000 Value Indicator

¥110,000-¥160,000 Value Indicator

14,000-21,000 Value Indicator

$110,000-$170,000 Value Indicator

¥2,180,000-¥3,220,000 Value Indicator

$14,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 600

Year: 2003

Size: H 70cm x W 50cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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Banksy's Bomb Love (2003), an unsigned screenprint, is estimated to be worth between £11,500 and £17,000. This artwork has been sold 102 times at auction since its initial sale on 30th September 2015. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £11,268, across a total of 14 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £9,500 in June 2024 to £48,384 in September 2021. The average annual growth rate of this piece is 1%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 600.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
June 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
March 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
January 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
October 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
September 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
August 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Bomb Love boldly depicts a ponytailed young girl hugging a bomb as though it were a cuddly toy. It’s among Banksy’s most sought-after prints on the market for both signed and unsigned versions. The iconography and message of this print strike as particularly shocking. The bomb, akin to that which one would see dropped from a bomber on 24 hour news coverage, evokes an imposing and sinister effect. The background's colour is a bright, fluorescent pink, which adds to the childlike innocence of the image and serves to accentuate the figure in the foreground.

This artwork is commenting on modern society’s affection for warfare, with bombs that are manufactured by some of our largest employers in the UK and sold by the millions like toys. Banksy is posing a decisive challenge to the press and politicians through this artwork, who portray warfare as an essential part of "democracy", attempting to justify its worthiness as a course of action to promote (or export) freedom, and peace. A more positive interpretation is that that Banksy is suggesting that the forces of love and peace can tame the forces of evil. The artist could be formulating the hope that perhaps through the love of innocent children we may one day achieve peace, akin to the themes we see in Girl With Balloon.

  • 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.