The Expert Guide To Selling A Banksy
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Banksy, the Bristol-born artist who emerged in the early 1990s, occupies a singular position in the global art market – operating neither fully inside nor outside it. In 2025, that tension remains central to both his cultural relevance and his commercial resilience. Without traditional gallery representation and governed instead by Pest Control authentication, Banksy’s market continues to function on its own terms.
For sellers, this independence has become increasingly important. As speculative activity has retreated across the wider contemporary market, Banksy’s most recognisable prints have retained liquidity, visibility, and global demand. If you’re considering selling a Banksy print in 2025, this guide outlines the current market conditions, pricing dynamics, and strategic considerations shaping outcomes today.
MyArtBroker’s approach to selling Banksy has been recommended by Street Art Bio in their article ‘How to Sell a Banksy: Best in Class‘.
Is Now A Good Time To Sell A Banksy print?
In 2025, the question is no longer whether Banksy’s print market has corrected – it has – but how sellers can navigate a more selective, disciplined environment. The first half of 2025 has confirmed that demand has not disappeared; rather, it has consolidated around iconic imagery, certified works, and well-positioned editions.
While overall lot volumes remain lower than during the 2021 peak, total value in 2025 (for all editioned works) increased 7% year-on-year, lifting the average sale price to £26,800, compared to £25,000 in in 2024. This shift reflects fewer, higher-quality works coming to market – a signal that many collectors are choosing to hold, not exit.
Sotheby’s Sells Crude Oil (Vettriano) for £4.2 Million
During the March marquee sales, Crude Oil (Vettriano) - consigned by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus - was a headline lot in Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale, achieving £4.2 million and ranking among Banksy's highest auction results to date. Appearing at auction for the first time and presented in excellent condition, the work attracted strong interest thanks to its celebrity provenance, its inclusion in Banksy’s coveted Crude Oil series, and its exhibition history tied to the artist’s infamous Notting Hill show. In a more measured market, the result reaffirmed that rare, early Banksy originals continue to achieve premium prices and hold strong relevance today.
Return to Street Roots: Royal Courts Of Justice and Marseille
Banksy’s most recent public interventions in 2025 have reinforced his continued cultural visibility at a time when the market has become more selective. In September 2025, Royal Courts Of Justice appeared, reactivating long-standing themes of authority and civic power. Earlier in the year, I Want to Be What You Saw in Me surfaced in Marseille, extending Banksy’s presence beyond the UK and underscoring his ongoing relevance across international audiences. MyArtBroker was cited in The Metro for commentary on the Marseille mural and its emotional tone.
These works follow a series of high-profile public moments in 2024, including the London Zoo mural drop and Banksy’s Christmas Instagram post featuring Mother And Child. Together, they reflect a consistent pattern in Banksy’s practice: periods of street-level activity that sustain visibility, discussion, and collector engagement without formal explanation from the artist or Pest Control.
For sellers, this sustained public presence provides important market context. Historically, renewed cultural visibility has coincided with increased buyer attention for Banksy’s most recognisable editions – a dynamic explored in greater depth in our Banksy Murals Since 2000 article.
Banksy Vs. The Art Market
Sudden, unexplained interventions have long been central to Banksy’s practice and continue to shape how his market is perceived. From Morons (2006), which directly satirised the auction system, to the partial self-destruction of Girl With Balloon at Sotheby’s in 2018 – later reissued as Love is in the Bin – Banksy has consistently foregrounded the tension between anti-establishment messaging and commercial visibility. Following the £9.9 million sale of Devolved Parliament in 2019, his decision to reference criticism of art as a financial instrument further reinforced this stance. Rather than undermining confidence, this sustained ambiguity has become a defining feature of Banksy’s market, where visibility and unpredictability remain structurally embedded.
Rising Values for Banksy's Iconic Editions: Where The Market Stands In 2025
Following the correction from its 2021 peak, Banksy’s print market in 2025 is defined less by volume and more by hierarchy. Demand has consolidated around his most recognisable images – particularly Girl With Balloon, Kate Moss, and Flower Thrower – which continue to act as pricing benchmarks despite a more selective trading environment. A detailed analysis of this recalibration is explored in our Banksy 2025 Market Report.
Girl With Balloon remains the clearest barometer of market sentiment. After peaking at £328,000 in 2021 and adjusting to £84,940 in 2023, average values recovered to £188,051 in 2024 before settling at £86,000 in 2025 – still representing a slight increase from the 2023 low. Kate Moss has followed a narrower but comparable trajectory, softening from its 2021–22 highs before edging back to an average of £90,000 in 2025. Flower Thrower, which peaked in 2022 at £186,000, has similarly stabilised around £97,000, maintaining consistent appeal across editions.
Taken together, these trends point to a market that has largely completed its speculative reset. In 2025, performance is increasingly driven by placement rather than momentum, with condition, colourway, edition structure, and Pest Control certification playing a decisive role. As fewer works come to market, scarcity is becoming more pronounced – reinforcing the position of Banksy’s iconic editions within a more mature and disciplined market landscape.
How To Estimate The Value Of Your Banksy Print
Satirical, Political & Exhibition Prints: What Drives Desirability
Banksy’s print market follows clear demand patterns, with thematic content playing a central role in shaping value. Works with stark political commentary - such as Napalm, Toxic Mary, and Christ With Shopping Bags - tend to attract a more niche collector base drawn to their confrontational tone. While not necessarily undervalued, they appeal to buyers interested in the more provocative side of Banksy’s message.
In contrast, satirical prints like Donuts, Jack & Jill, and No Ball Games offer a more accessible take on consumerism and social critique, resonating with a wider audience. Similarly, the Barely Legal print set - six works originally released in conjunction with Banksy’s 2006 Los Angeles exhibition - blends irreverence with institutional recognition. While each carries different value depending on whether it is signed, unsigned, or hand-finished, the association with this key moment in Banksy’s early market has lasting appeal.
Banksy’s Highest Valued Prints
The top tier of Banksy’s print market is dominated by editions based on his most iconic murals, such as Girl With Balloon, Choose Your Weapon, NOLA, Flower Thrower, and Rude Copper. These works typically achieve the highest values across both public and private sales.
Auction Record for a Banksy Print
Artist Proofs (APs) - which make up a small fraction of certain editions - often sell at a premium due to their scarcity and distinctive traits like hand-finishing, unique colourways, or annotations. The record price for a Banksy print remains Girl With Balloon (gold) (AP), which sold for £1.1 million in 2021 - well above its £600,000 high estimate.
Signed prints consistently outperform unsigned ones, but unsigned versions still hold strong investment potential. Issued with Pest Control certificates, they appeal to a wide range of buyers entering at different price points.
Why Pest Control Authentication Matters for Banksy Prints
But! Authentication is critical. A Pest Control certificate accounts for up to half of a print’s market value - without it, many buyers won’t engage. Early editions, test proofs, and works released through Pictures on Walls (POW) often carry historical weight, but their performance on the secondary market hinges on being properly verified. Provenance matters - but certification is essential.
Browse Banksy works on the Trading Floor and learn more about long-term performance in the Banksy Investment Guide.
Tracking Market Trends and Colourway Impact
The chart above examines the colour variations of Choose Your Weapon, with bubble size indicating the number of works sold per year. It highlights how supply varies significantly by colourway - a factor that directly influences rarity and pricing. More frequently traded colours tend to support consistent demand, while scarcer editions can command premiums when well-timed to market.
In Choose Your Weapon, colourway has a major impact on value. Bright pink, bright purple, and dark blue appear regularly at auction and often sell above £250,000. Others are far more rare: Choose Your Weapon (fluoro green), for example, has only surfaced once publicly and holds the record for the series at £302,400.
Understanding how your specific print compares - by colour, condition, and sales history - is key to setting informed expectations and strategically timing your sale.
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Is Your Banksy Signed Or Unsigned?
The chart above compares signed and unsigned Banksy print sales from 2020 to mid-2025. While signed editions consistently achieve higher total values, both segments continue to attract active demand. Signed prints, typically issued in editions of around 150, command premiums due to their rarity and Banksy’s distinctive signature, while unsigned editions, usually produced in larger runs of 600 to 750, remain an important entry point. In both cases, Pest Control certification is essential to market participation.
In 2025, performance is increasingly shaped by edition structure, certification, and realistic pricing aligned with recent comparables. The market now favours precision over momentum, with well-positioned signed and unsigned works continuing to transact within a more disciplined trading environment.
Pest Control © Pest ControlHow To Authenticate A Banksy
Authenticating a Banksy print is essential to establishing provenance and preserving value. Since 2009, this process has been handled exclusively by Pest Control, the artist’s own authentication body, created in response to widespread forgery and unauthorised sales. It remains the only entity authorised to verify genuine Banksy works.
Pest Control issues certificates of authenticity (COAs) for prints and originals but does not authenticate street works or provide valuations. Without a COA, a Banksy print is effectively untradeable within the secondary market, as most auction houses and reputable platforms require certification. Sellers should retain all purchase documentation, which is necessary for verification. For further detail, see our guide to verifying Banksy prints and Pest Control authentication.
Assessing The Condition Of Your Banksy Print
Condition plays a significant role in determining a Banksy print’s value, particularly for early editions from the early 2000s, which were produced before the artist’s market was fully established. Originally sold at low prices and often stored or framed casually, many of these works now show condition issues that can materially affect value.
In today’s market, condition is critical. As discussed during our OPEN EDITION panel on Preserving Value, some early Banksy prints were produced on acidic paper, creating long-term conservation challenges. This reinforces that value is shaped not only by provenance and certification, but by the physical integrity of the work itself.
Ways to Sell with MyArtBroker
How a Free Valuation Works
MyArtBroker offers free, data-led valuations informed by live market activity. Through the Trading Floor, sellers can see real-time demand for specific works, alongside current listings and recent sales, ensuring valuations reflect prevailing market conditions.
Sellers also gain access to MyPortfolio, a complimentary collection management tool providing historical auction data, past hammer prices, and comparable results for individual works. Combined with specialist insight, this allows for informed decisions around value and timing.
How a Private Sale Works
MyArtBroker facilitates private sales with full legal, logistical, and market support. Sellers pay no commission; fees are applied on the buyer side and cover marketing, shipping, and insurance.
By focusing on works valued above £10,000, the platform provides tailored placement and discreet access to an established collector network. Where a work falls outside this scope, sellers receive clear, no-obligation advice on alternative routes to market.
Advisory and Recommendations
If a work is better suited to a different sales channel, MyArtBroker draws on a network of trusted partners to recommend the most appropriate route. Advice is provided on a case-by-case basis, with the aim of aligning each artwork with the right audience and market context.
Why Sell Your Banksy With MyArtBroker?
Private sales are increasingly preferred for their discretion and flexibility. Selling through MyArtBroker connects you with a dedicated specialist who provides a data-led valuation, assesses current demand, and supports informed decision-making without the risks associated with public auction.
All sales are handled with full due diligence, including provenance and authentication checks. Private transactions avoid the public exposure of unsold lots and are not constrained by fixed auction calendars. Sellers pay no commission; fees are applied on the buyer side and cover marketing, shipping, and insurance.
MyArtBroker specialises in high-value, limited-edition prints and operates a live Trading Floor connecting over 30,000 global collectors. This real-time view of demand supports more precise pricing and placement, and reflects a broader shift toward data-driven, private transactions in the secondary market.
