Live Auction 14438Post War & Contemporary Art Day Auction
Banksy (B. 1975)
Lot 308

Banksy (B. 1975)

Bronze Rat

Closed8 March 2017

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GBP 137,000

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Banksy (B. 1975)
Bronze Rat
incised with the artist's signature, stamped with the foundry mark and dated 'BANKSY 06' (on the underside)
bronze
10 x 12 ½ x 5in. (25.4 x 31.7 x 12.7cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is from an edition of twelve

Lazarides, Inc., London.
Private Collection.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 June 2007, lot 306.
Private Collection.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 May 2008, lot 464.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

‘Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw wherever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop was never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall – it’s wet.’
—BANKSY