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Bomb Middle England - Unsigned Print by Banksy 2001 - MyArtBroker

Bomb Middle England
Unsigned Print

Banksy

£9,000-£14,000Value Indicator

$18,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$25,000 Value Indicator

¥80,000-¥130,000 Value Indicator

11,000-17,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$140,000 Value Indicator

¥1,720,000-¥2,670,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$18,000 Value Indicator

-2% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 500

Year: 2001

Size: H 35cm x W 100cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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Banksy's Bomb Middle England (2001) is a screenprint, estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,000. This artwork, which is unsigned, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 84 total sales since its entry to the market in November 2007. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £8,640 in September 2023 to £36,000 in March 2021. The average annual growth rate of this piece is 1%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
September 2023Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
August 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
March 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
February 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
November 2022Forum Auctions London 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.