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No Ball Games (grey) - Signed Print by Banksy 2009 - MyArtBroker

No Ball Games (grey)
Signed Print

Banksy

£24,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

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28,000-40,000 Value Indicator

$250,000-$370,000 Value Indicator

¥4,780,000-¥6,970,000 Value Indicator

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70 x 70cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 250
Year: 2009
Size: H 70cm x W 70cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: November 2023
Value Trend:
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Location
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November 2023
Koller Geneva
Switzerland
N/A
N/A
N/A
June 2023
Phillips New York
United States
February 2023
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
November 2022
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
July 2022
Heritage Auctions, New York
United States
April 2022
Sotheby's Online
United Kingdom
March 2022
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Banksy's No Ball Games (grey) is estimated to be worth between £24,000 and £35,000 (signed). Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £27,485 in June 2023 to £75,000 in March 2021. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work is part of a limited edition of 250 and has an auction history of 23 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2013.

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Meaning & Analysis

This work is a quintessential example of Banksy’s iconic stencil-style, and depicts a tongue-in-cheek, ironic scene: the two children playing with a sign that says ‘no ball games’, as if it were a ball. Thus, this largely monochromatic print (save for the red of the sign) is likely making a social commentary on the ‘nanny state’, and how even fundamental children’s activities such as play are now controlled and regulated. The children figures can also be interpreted as symbols for people in general, constantly under surveillance and regulation by a higher bureaucratic state power. Banksy, famous for being a rule breaker himself, might be encouraging children (and adults) a little to break those sorts of rules.This print is an example of Banksy’s frequent use of children as symbols of innocence, purity and a sense of freedom, to formulate subversive social critique, much like in his other prints such as Girl with Balloon and Nola.

No Ball Games originally appeared as a mural d on the side of a shop at the junction of Tottenham High Road and Philip Lane in 2009 but was cut out of the wall in and sold for charity.

  • 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.