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Have A Nice Day - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Have A Nice Day
Signed Print

Banksy

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35 x 100cm, Edition of 50, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2003

Size: H 35cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: November 2021

Value Trend:

-9% AAGR

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
November 2021
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£34,000
£40,000
£50,000
December 2020
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
March 2015
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
January 2015
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
December 2013
Pierre Bergé & Associates Paris
France
October 2013
Digard
France
June 2013
Uppsala Auktionskammare
Sweden
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The value of Banksy's Have A Nice Day (signed) is estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £40,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with the hammer price over the last five years ranging from £40,000 in November 2021 to £80,000 in December 2020. This artwork has an average annual growth rate of -9% and an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2008. The edition size of this work is limited to 50.

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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, each of the officers have their faces obscured with a yellow ‘acid-house’ smiley face, something most commonly associated with 1990s rave culture, but can be traced 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, with many of his images repurposing 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.