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Banksy’s Love Is In The Air (Life Size) Heads to Sotheby’s London Evening Auction

June 16, 2026

Banksy’s Love Is In The Air (Life Size) heads to Sotheby’s London Evening Auction with an estimate of £3.5 million–£5.5 million. GraffitiStreet revisits the artwork’s Bethlehem origins, market history, cultural meaning and enduring place within Banksy’s most iconic images.

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Banksy’s Love Hurts Walled Off Hotel Sculpture: The Wounded Heart Behind the Barbed Wire

June 14, 2026

Banksy’s Love Hurts Walled Off Hotel sculpture transforms a wounded silver heart, barbed wire and a hooded figure into one of the artist’s most intimate objects connected to his work in Palestine.

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Banksy’s Gaza Kitty: Meaning, Mural and the Walled Off Hotel Sculpture

June 14, 2026

Banksy’s Gaza Kitty, painted during the artist’s 2015 Gaza intervention, uses the internet’s love of kittens to draw attention to destruction, childhood, displacement and the politics of looking. This article explores the mural’s meaning, its connection to Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel and the rare Gaza Kitty … I Want My Ball Back sculpture.

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What Is the Most Expensive Banksy Print Ever Sold at Auction?

June 7, 2026

The most expensive Banksy print ever sold at public auction is Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia (2/8), which achieved £1,232,500 at Phillips London in October 2020. Created in an edition of just eight, the work combines two of Banksy’s most celebrated images, Girl with Balloon and Morons, resulting in one of the rarest and most desirable prints in […]

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Banksy’s Girl with Balloon (Gold AP): Why This Rare Print Sold for Over £1.1 Million

June 1, 2026

Banksy’s Girl with Balloon Gold AP is one of the most valuable Banksy artist proof prints ever sold at auction. In March 2021, the rare Artist’s Proof achieved £1,104,000 at Sotheby’s London, establishing a benchmark for the Banksy print market and demonstrating the extraordinary demand for the artist’s rarest editions. More than a remarkable auction […]

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Highest Banksy Auction Prices: The 5 Most Expensive Banksy Artworks Ever Sold

May 25, 2026

The highest Banksy auction prices reveal the extraordinary demand surrounding one of the most influential contemporary artists of the 21st century. From record-breaking sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s to landmark results at Fair Warning in New York, Banksy’s most important artworks continue to attract global attention from collectors, institutions, and investors alike. From Love Is in the Bin transforming […]

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Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape Sells for $18 Million

May 21, 2026

Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape has officially entered the top tier of the artist’s auction history after selling for US $18 million (£13.3 million) during Wednesday’s Fair Warning auction held at Tiffany & Co.’s Landmark store in New York. The result places the work among the three highest auction prices ever achieved for a Banksy […]

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Banksy Auction Results: The 10 Highest Prices Ever Achieved

May 18, 2026

Banksy has become one of the most influential and culturally recognisable artists of the 21st century, with collectors spending tens of millions on the artist’s most iconic works. Banksy Shreds ‘Girl with Balloon’ Painting in Sotheby’s Auction Stunt, London 2018. Image © Banksy / Sotheby’s Auction House. From Love Is in the Bin shredding itself moments after […]

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Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape Heads to Auction With $18 Million Estimate

May 16, 2026

Banksy’s Girl and Balloon is heading to auction with an estimate of US $13 million to $18 million, bringing one of the artist’s most popular images back into focus at a moment when the Banksy market continues to gain populairty. Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape. Image copyright Fair Warning auction The 2012 work Girl and Balloon […]

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Banksy Shares Pete the Street Charity Print Inspired by London Statue

May 10, 2026

British painter Peter Brown, known as Pete the Street, has received a major endorsement from Banksy after the anonymous artist shared Pete’s oil painting of the newly unveiled Waterloo Place sculpture on his official Instagram account today. The Banksy post, captioned simply “The scene in Pall Mall as recorded by Pete the Street,” places the plein-air artist at […]

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New Banksy Statue in London: A Suited Figure, a Billowing Flag, and the Edge of a Plinth

April 29, 2026

A new Banksy statue appeared on Waterloo Place in central London on the morning of 29 April 2026. A suited figure stands atop a plinth, caught mid-stride, moving forward with complete conviction. His face is entirely obscured by a billowing flag. One more step and he moves beyond the edge. Banksy’s signature is engraved discreetly […]

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