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Have A Nice Day (Anarchist Book Fair) - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Have A Nice Day (Anarchist Book Fair)
Signed Print

Banksy

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31 x 99cm, Edition of 67, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 67

Year: 2003

Size: H 31cm x W 99cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: January 2023

Value Trend:

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
January 2023
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
£32,300
£38,000
£47,500
September 2021
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
September 2020
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
December 2019
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
November 2018
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
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The value of Banksy's Have A Nice Day (Anarchist Book Fair) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £24,000 and £35,000. This screenprint, created in 2003, has shown consistent value growth over the past five years. The hammer price over this period has ranged from £38,000 in January 2023 to £41,000 in September 2021. The current average annual growth rate is -8%. This work has an auction history of five total sales since its entry to the market in November 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 67.

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Meaning & Analysis

In one of the first ever screen prints released by Banksy, he takes on law enforcement in a bold and striking way; a landscape piece, which depicts almost thirty military or riot police lined up from left to right, in the middle of them a large military tank, locked and loaded. The piece is entitled Have a Nice Day, which is a hugely ironic sentiment given the menacing nature of the men in riot gear staring out of the canvas.

On close inspection of the work, the officers have their faces obscured with a yellow ‘acid-house’ smiley face, something most commonly associated with 1990s rave culture, but that can actually be trace to its roots in popular culture of the 1960s when it was used as a feel-good symbol. Something so innocent and ‘happy’ however, was ripe for subversion and through the decades that followed, the smiley was coopted by various movements ranging from horror films, to serial killers, the Far Right and in popular graphic novel The Watchman - in which it is used to examine the corruption of power. This is incredibly pertinent to this piece by Banksy, and indeed many of his other images where he repurposes the yellow smiley.

  • 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.