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Bomb Love - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Bomb Love
Signed Print

Banksy

£26,000-£40,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

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¥250,000-¥390,000 Value Indicator

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70 x 50cm, Edition of 150, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 150
Year: 2003
Size: H 70cm x W 50cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2025
Value Trend:
-12% AAGR

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2025
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£15,300
£18,000
£23,040
December 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
March 2023
Christie's London
United Kingdom
September 2021
Christie's London
United Kingdom
June 2021
Phillips London
United Kingdom
April 2021
Christie's London
United Kingdom
March 2021
Phillips Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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Banksy's Bomb Love (signed) is a screenprint from 2003, with an estimated value between £20,000 and £40,000. This artwork has shown consistent popularity, having been sold 22 times at auction since its initial sale on 5th February 2008. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £26,500, across 2 sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £18,000 in June 2025 to £99,000 in October 2020, with an average annual growth rate of -12%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Meaning & Analysis

Bomb Love is a bold and daring print, depicting a ponytailed young girl hugging a bomb as if it were a toy. It’s among Banksy’s most sought-after prints on the market for both signed and unsigned editions. The symbolism of this print strikes as particularly shocking - the bomb, akin to that which one would see dropped from a bomber on 24 hour news coverage, evokes an imposing and sinister effect as it is hugged to the young girl's chest. The background colour is a bright, fluorescent pink, adding to the childlike innocence of the image and enhances the uncanny juxtaposition between form and image, while serving to accentuate the figure in the foreground.

This artwork contains Banksy’s commentary on modern society’s affection for warfare, with bombs that are manufactured by some of our largest employers in the UK and sold by the millions like toys. Banksy is posing a decisive challenge to the press and politicians through this artwork, who portray warfare as an essential part of "democracy", attempting to justify its worthiness as a course of action to promote (or export) freedom, and peace. A more positive interpretation could be that Banksy is suggesting that the forces of love and peace can overcome the forces of violence. The artist could be formulating the hope that perhaps through the innocence of children we may one day achieve peace, akin to the themes we see in Girl With Balloon.

  • Renowned British street artist, Banksy, is the enigmatic figure behind some of the most subversive works in the Urban Art scene. Despite his anonymity, the artists' disruptive stunts have not only gained him notoriety, but they have vocalised his stance on many social and political issues. As seen with the likes of Girl With Balloon and Napalm, Banksy uses his distinctive stencil technique to produce thought-provoking commentaries on challenging themes. The showcase of rebellion that lines his work has caused his secondary market value to soar in recent years, propelling him to the top of the Urban Art scene.

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