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Girl With Balloon - Signed Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

Girl With Balloon
Signed Print

Banksy

£290,000-£440,000Value
Indicator

$560,000-$850,000 Value Indicator

$500,000-$750,000 Value Indicator

¥2,610,000-¥3,950,000 Value Indicator

340,000-510,000 Value Indicator

$2,850,000-$4,330,000 Value Indicator

¥53,760,000-¥81,570,000 Value Indicator

$370,000-$550,000 Value Indicator

46% AAGR (5YR)

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Medium: Screenprint

Format: Signed Print

Year: 2004

Size: H 70cm x W 50cm

Edition size: 150

Signed: Yes

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The highest buyer-paid value for Banksy's signed Girl With Balloon was £475,000 in April 2021, and the most recent sale was in March 2022. During the last five-year period, the hammer price varied, ranging from £85,000 in September 2019 to £376,984 in April 2021. The return to the seller also varies, ranging from £72,250 to £322,864. This work has circulated widely, demonstrating a gradual upwards trajectory since 2007. The total sales volume is 19, three being Artist Proofs. This work has sold at various London auction houses and in France.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2023Sotheby's London - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
March 2022Christie's London - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
September 2021Sotheby's Online - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
May 2021Sotheby's New York - United StatesGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
April 2021Christie's London - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
October 2020Bonhams New Bond Street - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print
September 2020Sotheby's London - United KingdomGirl With Balloon - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Girl With Balloon is one of the most sought-after Banksy images for collectors, old and new. The work depicts a young girl, whose hair and dress are blowing in the wind, reaching for a red, heart-shaped balloon that has slipped from her grasp and is flying out of reach. The red balloon is an archetypal symbol many of us connect with as a motif of childhood and hope; and the picture, depending on whether you see the girl as losing the balloon, or about to catch it, can be viewed either as a loss of innocence, or the arrival of hope. The heart-shaped balloon has been recognised as a symbol for dreams, aspirations, childlike purity and innocence, whilst the heart shape may simply stand for hope, or joy. Banksy often uses children throughout his oeuvre in a similar context, seen in other notable works such as No Ball Games, Jack&Jill and Nola bearing similar associations.

This work originally appeared in London’s Southbank accompanied by a quotation that read, 'there is always hope' and was meant to be covered up by the local council. However, Girl With Balloon quickly became one of Banksy’s most iconic works, voted the UK's most favourite piece of art in 2017.

The work became the subject of the most talked about public art stunt in history the following year, when a signed canvas of Girl with Balloon shredded itself in front of the entire auction saleroom, as the hammer came down on a final £1.4 million bid at Sotheby's Evening Sale. Banksy posted an image of the work shredding itself on his own Instagram feed the same day, with the caption: 'Going, going, gone.'

Pest Control, Banksy’s only authentication body, gave the work a new title, Love is in the Bin. The buyer of the work, a female European collector, proceeded with her purchase, commenting, “When the hammer came down last week and the work was shredded, I was at first shocked, but gradually I began to realise that I would end up with my own piece of art history.”

It seems Girl with a Balloon resonates across all audiences - even pop icon Justin Bieber got a tattoo on his right arm, seemingly meant to replicate the work. When Bieber posted his new ink on his social media account Banksy’s fans quickly called for it to be 'amputated under copyright law', the comment received over 2,500 ‘likes’.

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