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Have A Nice Day - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Have A Nice Day
Signed Print

Banksy

£26,000-£40,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥240,000-¥370,000 Value Indicator

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¥4,920,000-¥7,570,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 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 Have A Nice Day (signed), a screenprint from 2003, is estimated to be worth between £24,000 and £38,000. This artwork has an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market on 27th September 2008. In the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £40,000 in November 2021 to £80,000 in December 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is -4%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2021Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
December 2020Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
March 2015Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
January 2015Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
December 2013Pierre Bergé & Associates Paris France
October 2013Digard France
June 2013Uppsala Auktionskammare Sweden

Meaning & Analysis

In one of the first ever screen prints released by Banksy, he takes on law enforcement in a bold and striking way; a landscape piece, which depicts almost thirty military or riot police lined up from left to right, in the middle of them a large military tank, locked and loaded. The piece is entitled Have a Nice Day, which is a hugely ironic sentiment given the menacing nature of the men in riot gear staring out of the canvas.

On close inspection of the work, each of the officers have their faces obscured with a yellow ‘acid-house’ smiley face, something most commonly associated with 1990s rave culture, but can be traced to its roots in popular culture of the 1960s when it was used as a feel-good symbol. Something so innocent and ‘happy’ however, was ripe for subversion and through the decades that followed, the smiley was coopted by various movements ranging from horror films, to serial killers, the Far Right and in popular graphic novel The Watchman - in which it is used to examine the corruption of power. This is incredibly pertinent to this piece by Banksy, with many of his images repurposing the yellow smiley.

  • 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.