Thrower (Grey)
Thrower (Grey)
Signed Print
Banksy
£70,000-£110,000Value Indicator
$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator
$130,000-$200,000 Value Indicator
¥640,000-¥1,010,000 Value Indicator
€80,000-€130,000 Value Indicator
$690,000-$1,080,000 Value Indicator
¥13,240,000-¥20,810,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 300
Year: 2019
Size: H 75cm x W 55cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Koller Geneva | Switzerland | |||
| October 2023 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| April 2023 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2022 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2021 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2020 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2020 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's Thrower (Grey) triptych, inspired by his Love Is In The Air pieces, was issued in 2019. It features a man with a balaclava poised to throw a bomb but holding flowers instead. The signed edition of 300 on 1500 micron board is split into three panels.
Thrower print represents an evolution of one of his most famous pieces of street art entitled Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower). The work shows a man with a bandana over his face frozen in the act of throwing not a brick or a molotov cocktail, but a bunch of flowers at an unseen target, and could be read as conveying a message of pacifism, perhaps referencing a photograph by Bernie Boston entitled Flower Power in which a Vietnam War protester is shown inserting a flower into the barrel of a soldier’s gun.
With its classical stencilled style the work harks back to Banksy’s origins as a street artist, the stencil representing the quickest way for the artist to insert his image into the urban environment whilst surrounded by CCTV and the eyes of the police. Referenced and reproduced multiple times, the flower thrower has become part of the canon of street art, becoming as instantly recognisable as Banksy’s rats or monkeys.
Dimensions:
Left Panel: H 74cm x W 55cm
Centre Panel: H 92cm x W 61cm
Right Panel: H 37cm x W 47cm
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.
