Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria
Signed Print
Banksy
70 x 50cm, Edition of 50, Screenprint, 2003
£24,000-£35,000
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Meaning & Analysis
Banksy's controversial 2003 Queen Victoria screen print, limited to 500 copies (the first 50 were signed), features the monarch engaging in the raunchy act of "queening" on a red background. It is not unusual for Banksy's work to spark controversy with its anti-royalist themes, for example as with Monkey Queen.
Banksy has never been one to shy away from controversial and bold statements, and this signed limited edition piece entitled Queen Victoria is potentially as bold as it might get. Portraying the English monarch sitting on a woman's face, both dressed seductively and clearly engaging in sexual activity, Banksy takes inspiration from British Royal history in referencing Queen Victoria’s apparent refusal to believe that lesbianism existed. The bold, sumptuous maroon background in this piece has a certain nobility to it, and with Queen Victoria in all her ceremonial clothing (plus the suspenders and knee-high boots) this piece by Banksy is definitely one to challenge and provoke.
