Nola (grey rain)
Nola (grey rain)
Signed Print
Banksy
£70,000-£100,000Value
Indicator
$130,000-$190,000 Value Indicator
$120,000-$170,000 Value Indicator
¥630,000-¥900,000 Value Indicator
€80,000-€120,000 Value Indicator
$690,000-$980,000 Value Indicator
¥12,690,000-¥18,130,000 Value Indicator
$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2008
Size: H 76cm x W 56cm
Edition size: 63
Signed: Yes
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The value of Banksy's Nola (grey rain) is estimated to be worth between £60,000 to £90,000. This screen print, signed by the artist and created in 2008, has only been sold 5 times at auction to date in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States. The hammer price has ranged from £55,000 in September 2019 to £81,623 in December 2021. Despite a slight decrease in value over the last five years, the average return to the seller has been a substantial £58,702. The first sale at auction was in June 2010 and the edition size of this artwork is limited to just 63.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Nola (grey rain) - Signed Print | |||
| December 2021 | Sotheby's Milan - Italy | Nola (grey rain) - Signed Print | |||
| September 2019 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Nola (grey rain) - Signed Print | |||
| June 2016 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Nola (grey rain) - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's Nola (grey rain) is a poignant signed screen print, released in 2008 in an edition of 63 alongside various other colours. Commemorating the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, it features a young girl holding an umbrella that causes a downpour, implicating the New Orleans’ authorities' inadequate response, which failed to shelter vulnerable people in the hurricane’s wake.
Nola, or “Rain Girl”, first appeared as a piece of graffiti in 2008 on a wall in New Orleans, referencing hurricane Katrina that left the city in devastation not long before. Rendered in Banksy’s classic graffiti-spray-stencil style, it shows a young girl in a dress in black and white, beneath a black umbrella, holding her other hand out to feel the rain that is pouring down. The background is a block grey as pink and yellow rain falls from the umbrella. The image evokes a kind of heart-warming innocence that strikes as especially powerful when reflecting on such a catastrophe. Banksy uses the same motif of the little girl in other impactful artworks such as Girl With Balloon.
In an interview, Banksy said that the artwork represents how some of the things that are supposed to protect us, can also harm us. Nola was released in a number of different colours, the original screen print produced with white rain drops.
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