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Rude Copper - Signed Mixed Media by Banksy 2002 - MyArtBroker

Rude Copper
Signed Mixed Media

Banksy

£50,000-£80,000Value Indicator

$100,000-$160,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$140,000 Value Indicator

¥450,000-¥720,000 Value Indicator

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$480,000-$770,000 Value Indicator

¥9,580,000-¥15,330,000 Value Indicator

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-11% AAGR

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 100

Year: 2002

Size: H 42cm x W 34cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Mixed Media

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The value of Banksy’s Rude Copper (signed) is estimated to be worth between £55,333 and £90,000. This mixed media artwork, created in 2002, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in January 2015. In the last 12 months, the average return to the seller was £55,333, with a total of 1 artwork sold. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £55,333 in March 2024 to £90,000 in October 2021, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of -11%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Bonhams Los Angeles United States
October 2021Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
January 2015Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

When Banksy created the Rude Copper mural, it featured two British police officers, sticking their middle fingers up at the viewer. The duo makes for an incredibly striking and impactful work of street art on the London street where it first appeared. In 2002, Banksy released Rude Copper as a screen print, though in the print only one of the two policemen appear. The print is an entirely black and white design with very little detailing. The officer raises his middle finger with an arrogant look upon his face, wearing an old fashioned custodian helmet, introduced into the British police force in 1863. Although still worn today, this garment is largely considered to be the staple of the old ‘Bobby on the Beat’, a local, friendly neighbourhood copper, who is a sharp contrast to the actions of the officer in the image. Banksy’s scathing opinion of authority and law enforcement can be seen across much of his artwork, and this is no exception. Donuts (chocolate) is another such print, formulating more light-heartedly humorous, tongue-in-cheek critique on the police.

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