Sale
Ends
Banksy's Sale Ends pokes fun at the gods of contemporary culture—commercial brands— and our blind devotion to consumerism. The series shows four figures arrayed in a parody of ecclesiastical paintings of the Lamentation of Christ—a red sign advertising "SALE ENDS TODAY" tellingly takes the place of Jesus.
Banksy Sale Ends For sale
Sale Ends Value (5 Years)
With £147572 in the past 12 months, Banksy's Sale Ends series is one of the most actively traded in the market. Prices have varied significantly – from £4200 to £64572 – driven by fluctuations in factors like condition, provenance, and market timing. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £21081, with an average annual growth rate of -7.49% across the series.
Sale Ends Market value
Auction Results
| Artwork | Auction Date | Auction House | Return to Seller | Hammer Price | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sale Ends V2 Banksy Signed Print | 5 Jun 2025 | Phillips London | £11,050 | £13,000 | £18,000 |
Barely Legal LA Set | 28 Mar 2025 | Phillips Hong Kong | £51,000 | £60,000 | £80,000 |
 Sale Ends Banksy Unsigned Print | 15 Mar 2023 | Christie's London | £10,625 | £12,500 | £16,000 |
 Sale Ends Banksy Signed Print | 22 Jan 2020 | Phillips London | £29,750 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
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Meaning & Analysis
Banksy’s 2006 print Sale Ends juxtaposes classical religious imagery with symbols of capitalism in the artist's typically satirical style.
Imbued with a sense of the artist’s characteristic wit, the work shows a group of four cloaked women; brought to life in Banksy’s textbook, black-and-white stencil style, the figures are set against a white background. Prostrated in front of the sign, the women are reminiscent of the lamenting figures typically seen at the base of the crucifixion in Renaissance paintings. The difference? In his image, Banksy substitutes a cross for a bold red sign bearing the words 'SALE ENDS TODAY', written in large white capital letters. Evoking typical shop signs designed to catch people’s attention and make them buy products they don’t necessarily need, the work is an obvious critique of our materialistic society and reflects our almost religious devotion to consumerist culture.
Part of the Barely Legal series, this Banksy print was made as an edition of 100 unsigned work. It was put up for sale at Banksy's eponymous show, with a price tag of $500 apiece. Further prints in the series included Morons, Applause, Trolleys, Grannies and Festival; together, the set is considered to be one of the rarest collections of street art on the market. In 2007 Pictures on Walls re-released Sale Ends with an additional 150 signed Sale Ends prints.
When Pictures On Walls announced in 2017 they had ‘been taken over by venture anti-capitalists and will cease trading from 31st December 2017’, they held a closing down sale. During this, they released a few remaining print editions, as well as 400 Sale Ends prints, which were a reworking of the original 2006 version.
