Banksy auction record – Banksy unofficial

2021, Auctions, Originals

“Love is in the Bin” sells for £18.6 million at Sotheby’s. 14 October 2021

14 October, 202118 October, 2025by R.A.

Love is in the Bin is certainly one of the most talked-about pieces of art in recent times. It’s also a genuinely multi-genre piece of art, having evolved from a regular painting into performance art and, finally, into conceptual art. An accurate representation of what Banksy is today?

2021, Auctions, Charity, Originals

Game Changer canvas sold for £16.8 million at Christie’s. 23 March 2021

23 March, 202118 October, 2025by R.A.

After a 20-minute bidding duel, the hammer landed at GBP 14,400,000. With the Buyers Premium, the buyer has to cough up GBP 16,758,000 – a new auction record for a Banksy canvas. The seller is NHS and the Southampton University Hospital. According to the lot sheet from Christie’s: “The proceeds will be used to support the wellbeing of University Hospital Southampton staff and patients.”

2019, Auctions, Originals

Banksy comments on the sale of the Devolved Parliament at Sotheby’s. 3 October 2019

4 October, 201919 October, 2025by R.A.

After a 13-minute bidding duel for Devolved Parliament at Sotheby’s Evening Sale, a new auction record was set for Banksy with an £8.5 million hammer price. Including the buyer’s premium, the buyer has to cough up £9.9 million.