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BANKSY (B. 1974)
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BANKSY (B. 1974)

NOLA (Pink and Yellow Rain)

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BANKSY (B. 1974)
NOLA (Pink and Yellow Rain)
screenprint in colours, 2008, on Arches wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed with a peace symbol and a heart, dedicated to JM, a very rare, unpublished colour variant (the published editions were White Rain and Grey Rain in editions of 289 and 63 respectively; there were also artist's proof editions in Orange Rain and Yellow Rain in editions of 32 and 31 respectively), published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet, in excellent condition
Image 640 x 440 mm., Sheet 755 x 550 mm.

A gift from the artist to the present owner.

Specialist note

The title 'NOLA' is an abbreviation for New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), the city where Banksy's first version of this subject appeared as a stencilled graffiti work in 2008. The image of a girl being drenched by rain that is falling from inside of her umbrella is in reference to the devastating events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which had been amplified by failure of the flood defences that had been designed to protect the citizens from such a disaster.

The editions in White Rain and Grey Rain were made available for general release but the present example of Pink and Yellow Rain and other colour variations were produced as artist's proofs and were not not issued publicly.