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1st Edition
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- Artists
- Banksy
 - Edition Details
| Year: | 2003 | | Class: | Original Art | | Status: | Official | | Run: | 1 | | Technique: | Original Mixed Media | | Size: | 74 X 70.75 |
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Spray paint on panel in two parts.
74 x 70 3/4 in. (188 x 180 cm) overall.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Pest Control.
Exhibited:
- New York, The Vs. Project: Banksy vs. T5S, May 21, 2003 – July 15, 2003;
- London, Andipa Gallery, Banksy, April 23, 2009 – May 16, 2009
Phillips
Contemporary Art Part I
13 May 2010 New York
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Lot not sold
Catalogue essay:
Grafitti artist Banksy’s works have cropped up on streets and walls around the world since the 1980s. Secretive and elusive about his identity, the artist has grown from cult figure into an internationally renowned contemporary artist. Politically engaging and inherently challenging of authority, Banksy’s spray painted stencil images are nevertheless light-hearted and grounded in wit. Utilizing materials such as canvas and panel in addition to his outdoor murals and street graffiti, the artist delights in producing works that are innately confrontational and often impermanent. The present lot speaks to this tradition, confronting the questionable purity of religion with dual Madonnas back-to-back, each feeding her child from a poisoned bottle. Their lower halves, visually composed from dripping paint, are obstructed by ominous bomber planes flying beneath them. The work is a dynamic reminder of human fragility and an iconic example of Banksy’s oeuvre.
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