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I Fought The Law (AP red) - Signed Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

I Fought The Law (AP red)
Signed Print

Banksy

£90,000-£130,000Value Indicator

$180,000-$260,000 Value Indicator

$160,000-$230,000 Value Indicator

¥820,000-¥1,190,000 Value Indicator

110,000-160,000 Value Indicator

$880,000-$1,280,000 Value Indicator

¥16,970,000-¥24,520,000 Value Indicator

$110,000-$160,000 Value Indicator

43% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 8

Year: 2004

Size: H 70cm x W 70cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Banksy's I Fought The Law (AP red) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £90,000 and £130,000. This screenprint has shown strong value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 41%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in March 2010. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 8.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2021Christie's London United Kingdom
September 2019Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
March 2010Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

I Fought the Law shows a photo-realistic black and white stencil figure of a man being pinned down by three other men, while a man in the foreground drinks what appears to be a bottle of beer. The man being pinned down by the group has just dropped a paintbrush covered in paint, with which he has graffitied ‘I Fought The Law And I Won’, on the wall behind them. The writing on the wall is a play on the infamous Clash song, ‘I Fought The Law and The Law Won.’

By subverting this phrase, Banksy makes a statement on how those who rise above the law and fight protocol are invariably knocked down by the jeering masses. Alternatively, it could be seen that, despite getting caught, the graffiti artist had already won – by writing on the wall, he had succeeded in getting his message out there despite what happened next. The positioning of the men in the image is a reversal of photographs capturing the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan.