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Bomb Middle England - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Bomb Middle England
Signed Print

Banksy

£14,500-£22,000Value Indicator

$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥130,000-¥200,000 Value Indicator

17,000-26,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator

¥2,780,000-¥4,220,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

-4% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2003

Size: H 35cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Banksy's Bomb Middle England (signed) from 2003 is a rare screenprint, with an estimated value between £14,500 and £22,000. This artwork has been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 27th September 2008. The last 12 months have shown no sales, but the artwork has shown an average annual growth rate of 6%. The edition size of this work is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2019Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
March 2017Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
January 2015Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2008Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

In 2007, Bombing Middle England, the original piece of acrylic and spray paint on canvas, fetched £102,000 at Sotheby's. Finding a signed edition of this artwork is extraordinarily difficult and the demand for these is very high. Bomb Middle England depicts three middle-aged ladies playing a game of boules, the lawn is bright green and is the only colour featured in this screen print. With the ladies on the far left and their boules, which are in fact lit fuse bombs, on the far right. The subversive message of Bomb Middle England, as with all Banksy pieces, is up for debate; perhaps it is a critique of the predictable structure that seems to define English middle-class culture. It could also be read as a critical comment on the UK elite, or wealthier members of society, who are shielded from the harsh realities of war, destruction or poverty. Banksy is outspoken against the military-industrialist complex and war as profit in his artworks, such as in other powerful screen prints like Bomb Hugger, Happy Choppers and Have a Nice Day.