Trolley Hunters
Trolley Hunters
Signed Print
Banksy
£35,000-£50,000
$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator
$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator
¥330,000-¥480,000 Value Indicator
€40,000-€60,000 Value Indicator
$360,000-$510,000 Value Indicator
¥6,840,000-¥9,770,000 Value Indicator
$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 150
Year: 2007
Size: H 56cm x W 76cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2021 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2019 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2019 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2018 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2015 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| February 2009 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's Trolley Hunters is a signed screen print, part of a limited edition of 150, released in 2007, after the earlier release of mostly unsigned prints released in 2005 for his Barely Legal show. The artwork features three cavemen hunting a herd of supermarket trolleys, highlighting our subjugation to consumerism.
Trolley Hunters is a particularly desirable print as a part of the first UK Trolleys series release and was a total edition run of 650, with 150 being signed Banksy prints. A very small number of signed prints were also a part of the LA edition, available during Banksy’s Barely Legal exhibition. These prints entitled Trolley Hunters (colour) have a slightly different background colour and are highly sought-after.
In Trolley Hunters, Banksy is clearly scolding the ‘West’ for their reliance on mass market commercialism to feed themselves and their families. The scene depicted on the print is a humorous take on such a prescient social critique, showing a group of “hunters” preparing to spear down some shopping carts.. The same critique is formulated in works such as Very Little Helps, showing a group of kids saluting to a Tesco bag flying high as a flag. Along similar themes, Banksy once used marker pen on a piece of stone to replicate cave paintings, showing a primitive hunter pushing a shopping trolley. He then placed the stone in a museum exhibition, which continued to go unnoticed for almost a week.
