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Welcome To Hell (Pink) - Signed Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

Welcome To Hell (Pink)
Signed Print

Banksy

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 75

Year: 2004

Size: H 50cm x W 35cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Banksy's Welcome To Hell (Pink) (signed) is a screenprint from 2004, with an estimated value of £35,000 to £50,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 19%. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale in March 2019. In the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £50,000 in September 2020 to £111,000 in December 2020. The average annual growth rate for this work is 19% and the edition size is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2021Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
December 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2020Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2019Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
March 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Welcome To Hello (Placard Rat) is an original, limited edition screen print by Banksy. The print features a monochromatic stencil rendering of a rat, which is one of Banksy’s most famous motifs, wearing a necklace with a peace sign and holding a placard that has been sprayed with pink paint reading ‘Welcome to Hell’.

There can be many possible contextual interpretations for this print, such as a general anti-violence statement that is in line with Banksy’s adamant rhetoric, or a commentary on urban gang culture and thus a call for peace. The red peace symbol appears across the artist’s oeuvre, including in the artwork CND Soldiers, depicting a couple of soldiers in full gear painting the striking sign onto the backdrop behind them. Banksy often creates monochrome prints with only a splash of colour in order to highlight the central element or message of the piece.

The Banksy artwork Welcome To Hell (Placard Rat) was released alongside Because I’m Worthless and Get Out While You Can. The print came out in 2004, and there were 175 unsigned prints (with a mixture of pink and red lettering). Other famous Rat prints by Banksy include Radar Rat and Gangsta Rat.