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Mosquito - Mixed Media by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Mosquito
Mixed Media

Banksy

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 25

Year: 2003

Size: H 25cm x W 30cm

Signed: No

Format: Mixed Media

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The value of Banksy's Mosquito (unsigned), created in 2003, is estimated to be worth between £180,000 and £270,000. This mixed media artwork has been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 8th February 2007. The edition size of this work is limited to 25.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2018Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
May 2014Sotheby's Milan Italy
February 2009Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
February 2007Sotheby's Online United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The meaning of this image is open to interpretation, as are many of Banksy’s artworks. The work is imbued with irony as the gas mask is meant to be protecting the insect, but also prevents it from drinking blood and sustaining itself. The gas mask also prevents the mosquito from stinging anyone, rendering it impotent and disabling it from hurting anybody, despite the insect being rendered as ready to fight.

Banksy’s works are often ironic or satirical and the artist uses animals such as monkeys and rats to address social issues. Animals that are conventionally thought of as pests and associated with being unwanted, such as rats, are frequently used by Banksy as symbols of the working class. In this image, the mosquito can be seen as representing the plight of soldiers who are caught in war and have to struggle between duty and morality.