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Screenprint, 2003
Signed Print Edition of 50
H 50cm x W 70cm
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Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
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August 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
April 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
March 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
February 2022 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
December 2021 | Hessink’s - Netherlands | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
September 2021 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print | |||
August 2021 | Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels - Belgium | Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) - Signed Print |
Banksy's iconic Love Is In The Air depicts a balaclava-wearing man holding a bouquet of flowers instead of a bomb. The edition of 50 signed screen prints was released in 2003, alongside 500 unsigned. Originally a mural on the West Bank Wall, it symbolizes Banksy’s anti-war beliefs and a plea for peace.
Love Is In The Air (Flower Thrower) features Banksy’s signature stencil style reaching back to his beginnings as a graffiti artist. The image depicts an angry young man wearing a bandana as a mask, in the action of throwing what could be a rock or a Molotov cocktail, but instead is a bouquet of flowers.
This famous is considered to be reminiscent of pictures from 1960s campus and street riots around the globe It has been interpreted as a representation of love and peace as an essential weapon for protestors if they want to achieve true change, instead of more violent means. It appeared as graffiti in the conflict-ridden Gaza strip area of Jerusalem as an indication by Banksy that there still might be hope for a peaceful solution in the ongoing struggle between Palestine and Israel. This print is largely monochromatic with a block-red colour background.
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