Monkey Queen
Monkey Queen
Unsigned Print
Banksy
£10,500-£16,000
$20,000-$30,000 Value Indicator
$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator
¥90,000-¥140,000 Value Indicator
€12,000-€18,000 Value Indicator
$100,000-$160,000 Value Indicator
¥1,780,000-¥2,720,000 Value Indicator
$13,000-$20,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 600
Year: 2003
Size: H 50cm x W 35cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | SBI Art Auction - Japan | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| June 2023 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| May 2023 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| April 2023 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| April 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| March 2023 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print | |||
| December 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Monkey Queen - Unsigned Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Monkey Queen is one of Banksy’s earliest screen prints, released as an unsigned edition of 600 in 2003. Featuring a monkey wearing the late Queen Elizabeth II's jewels and coiffed hair against a mod-style target, the image was controversial enough to spark ‘Banksygate’ but is only exemplary of Banksy’s defiant anti-authoritarian attitude.
Monkey Queen is a quintessential example of Banksy’s daring, unapologetic humour. The colourful work depicts a monkey wearing all the ornamentation of a Queen -- crown, diamond necklace and earrings – in front of a background of red, white, blue, except not that of the Union Jack, more the ‘target’ symbol synonymous with Mods. The three colour artwork of the photo-realistic monkey in Banksy’s spray-stencil-style is reminiscent of his earlier work Laugh Now, in which he prophesizes a society run by our primate cousins. Having a monkey queen would be the ultimate symbol of monkeys taking over (as envisaged in Planet of the Apes). This painting first appeared at a youth centre’s club called The Chill Out Zone on Broad Street in Newent in around 2004.
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