Name: Choose Your Weapon (bright pink)
Brand: Banksy
Rating: 5 (236 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Banksy's Choose Your Weapon (bright pink) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £60,000 and £90,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in June 2021. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £45,000 across 1 sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £45,000 in March 2025 to £145,453 in June 2021. This work has an auction history of 4 total sales. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 25. The current average annual growth rate is -14%.

Meaning & Analysis

Banksy's Choose Your Weapon (bright pink), released in 2010 as a limited edition of 25 signed screen-prints, homages Keith Haring's iconic barking dog, depicted here held by a hooded man against a bright pink background. Banksy comments on youth gangs, alluding to the idiom "the pen is mightier than the sword”.

Banksy's signed limited screen print entitled Choose Your Weapon was released in 2010 in a lottery edition, available in a range of colours. Choose Your Weapon (bright pink) features a hooded young man in dark clothing with a barking dog on a leash over a bright pink background. The barking dog motif belongs to Street Artist Keith Haring and as such the Choose Your Weapon series is considered a homage to Haring. Haring’s graphic style deeply contrasts Banksy’s hyper-realistic stencils to help emphasise his message, which is thought to be a comment on London (and British) gangs who often have dogs known for their aggressive temperament.

The white training shoes worn by the figure may be an amusing nod to the 'Reebok Classics' generation. The man in this Banksy print has chosen man's best friend as his weapon, whereas Banksy has chosen street art. This Banksy print is highly coveted because it was the last time prints were available for sale to the public.