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Laugh Now - Signed Print by Banksy 2003 - MyArtBroker

Laugh Now
Signed Print

Banksy

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$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥340,000-¥490,000 Value Indicator

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¥6,960,000-¥9,940,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 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: December 2024
Value Trend:
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AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
December 2024
Tradart Deauville
France
$60,000
$70,000
$70,000
September 2024
Christie's London
United Kingdom
September 2023
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
August 2023
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
April 2023
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
August 2022
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
September 2021
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Banksy’s Laugh Now (signed) is estimated to be worth between £25,000 and £50,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £45,625, across 2 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £40,000 in October 2024 to £120,960 in March 2021. Since its first sale in April 2008, this artwork has been sold 22 times at auction, with an average return to the seller of £64,478. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Meaning & Analysis

‘Laugh now, but one day we’ll be in charge’, reads the sandwich board worn by the eerie monkey in this 2003 Banksy signed print. Much like with Banksy’s visual vocabulary in general, there can be various interpretations for the monkey figure in this work. It can be viewed as a representation of the oppressed, who walk the streets until they’re exhausted in order to spread their message. Or perhaps it is simply a monkey, by which Banksy is commenting on how man has enslaved animals for centuries, including his primate cousins, much like he does in the work Barcode with a leopard, or it could be a symbol for the common man, the average Joe who is downtrodden by class wars and enslaved by capitalism, themes that Banksy regularly revisits through different characters such as a rat in other famous prints like Love Rat and Gangsta Rat.

Laugh Now was a commission before being released as a print, it appeared in a nightclub in Brighton and eventually went on to be sold for almost half a million dollars.

  • 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.