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I Fought The Law - Unsigned Print by Banksy 2004 - MyArtBroker

I Fought The Law
Unsigned Print

Banksy

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70 x 70cm, Edition of 500, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 500

Year: 2004

Size: H 70cm x W 70cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: April 2025

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2025
Christie's London
United Kingdom
£9,350
£11,000
£13,860
December 2024
Tradart Deauville
France
December 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
October 2024
Sotheby's New York
United States
March 2024
Christie's London
United Kingdom
January 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
November 2023
Artcurial
France
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The value of Banksy's I Fought The Law (unsigned), a screenprint from 2004, is estimated to be worth between £11,000 and £16,000. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £9,874, across a total of 8 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £8,200 in December 2024 to £37,000 in December 2020. Since its first sale in September 2011, this artwork has been sold 86 times. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Meaning & Analysis

I Fought The Law shows a photo-realistic black and white stencil figure of a man being pinned down by three other men, while a man in the foreground drinks what appears to be a bottle of beer. The man being pinned down by the group has just dropped a paintbrush covered in orange paint, with which he has graffitied ‘I Fought The Law And I Won’, on the wall behind them. The writing on the wall is a play on the infamous Clash song, ‘I Fought The Law and The Law Won.’

By subverting this phrase, Banksy makes a statement on how those who rise above the law and fight protocol are invariably knocked down by the jeering masses. Alternatively, it could be seen that, despite getting caught, the graffiti artist had already won – by writing on the wall, he had succeeded in getting his message out there despite what happened next. The positioning of the men in the image is a reversal of photographs capturing the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan.

  • 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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Banksy I Fought The Law, 2004

Based on footage of the 1981 failed assassination attempt on President Reagan, I fought the Law is one of Banksy’s more politically charged works. Pictures on Walls released the screen print in 2004 as editions of just 150 signed and 500 unsigned. Banksy also created 32 artist’s proofs, eight each of the four colours: orange, pink, yellow and red.

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