Winnie The Pooh
Winnie The Pooh
Signed Mixed Media
Banksy
POA
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Mixed Media, 2003
Signed Mixed Media Edition of 25
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Winnie The Pooh - Signed Mixed Media | |||
| April 2008 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Winnie The Pooh - Signed Mixed Media |
Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's 2003 Winnie The Pooh spray paint stencil on canvas, released in a signed edition of 25. Banksy shows A.A. Milne’s beloved bear with his paw caught in a trap: his honey pot, transformed into a money pot, symbolizing the corruption of childhood innocence by capitalism's trap.
In Winnie The Pooh, Banksy captures Winnie The Pooh sitting next to a tree. The bear appears to be crying or frustrated about something. The bear seems to be caught in a bear trap at the foot of a tree. Conventionally depicted in yellow, in this design the bear is rendered in black and white spray paint. Banksy adds a touch of satirical humour to the drawing by replacing Winnie The Pooh’s iconic pot of honey with a pot of money. The spray paint implies that the character, who is a symbol of childlike naivité, has been lured into the trap of money, materialism and consumerism. The spray paint explores themes of capitalism and greed and suggests that even the most innocent can fall victim to the lure of money and power.
Winnie The Pooh first appeared as a mural in Bristol, where Banksy grew up, in 1999. Banksy reproduced the image as a spray paint on canvas, making it one of the artist’s earliest collections of works on canvas.
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