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Di-Faced Tenners - Signed Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

Di-Faced Tenners
Signed Print

Banksy

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44 x 30cm, Edition of 50, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 50
Year: 2004
Size: H 44cm x W 30cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2021

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2021
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£63,750
£75,000
£93,750
October 2016
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
June 2016
Digard
France
March 2014
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
December 2013
Christie's London
United Kingdom
October 2012
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
September 2012
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Banksy's Di-Faced Tenners (signed) is estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £40,000. This lithograph print from 2004 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work has an auction history of 11 total sales since its initial sale on 5th February 2008. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £21,000 in November 2016 to £47,000 in December 2019. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

Banksy’s famous Di Faced Tenners was produced by Banksy to look like a British £10 note, but with some controversial differences. It quickly became one of the most notorious art projects Britain has ever seen when people began using them as actual currency following the release.

In Di Faced Tenners, Banksy replaces the portrait of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II with a portrait of Diana, Prince Charles’ former wife and mother to Princes William and Harry. Diana, Princess of Wales passed away in 1997 and was known to have had a turbulent relationship with the Royal family. Banksy produced an edition of 50, which is said to have totalled some £1,000,000 in fake ten pound notes. On the reverse of the note, Banksy has written Trust No One beneath Charles Darwin, as well as using the words “Banksy of America”, he seems to be converging cultures in order to critically comment on capitalism.

The tenners found their way into people’s pockets during 2004 when they were dropped over crowds at UK Festivals, in Notting Hill and Reading. People attempted to use the Di-Faced (a pun on the word defaced, no doubt) tenners in pubs and venues around the drop zones. But they were quickly sought out and removed from circulation. Over a decade later, in 2015, it was said that the Di-Faced tenders had returned and were being distributed at Banksy’s Dismaland in Weston Super Mare, but this transpired to be a hoax.

  • 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.