Banksy, Barcode (Signed), 2004
One-colour screen print on paper in excellent condition and is accompanied with Pest Control Provenance
Limited edition of 150
50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56
Banksy's Barcode is one-colour screen print depicting a leopard sauntering into the foreground of the composition, leaving behind a cage on wheels. The cage is actually a barcode symbol, and the bars of the cage are also the bars of the code. The bars are parted open in one area, leaving a gaping hole where we assume the leopard escaped. Barcode is an extremely clever that calls attention to the illegal trading of animals on the black market.
Barcode is an early and highly coveted stencil artwork created in 2004. He released the artwork for sale in an edition of 750, with 150 signed and 600 unsigned. Some prints include a red stamp in the lower left corner, while some do not. Banksy has used the image of the barcode in other works including the Barcode Shark and art for album covers.
The Barcode image itself is on the the earliest examples of Banksy's work. The Bristol-born artist stenciled it onto a wall outside of a house in hometown circa 1999 or 2000, before he joined the London scene. The street piece vanished in 2010 during extensive remodelling of the property, but re-emerged four years at a nearby grammar school where one of the teachers revealed that her husband had been one of the construction workers at the scene of the remodel. The teacher and her husband recognised that the stencil, which was to be demolished, was a Banksy. They received permission from the home owner to cut out the stencil then kept it hidden under their bed for four years, until they were ready to show it.
If you would like to sell your Banksy art, Barcode is an early and highly provocative image that doesn't come available often and is sought after by collectors. If you would like to buy Banksy's Barcode, it's a classic example of one of Banksy's smartest and most iconic images at an early juncture in his career. Smolensky Gallery is one of the leaders for Banksy art sales in the United Kingdom. To sell or buy Banksy art, please contact Joe@smolenskygallery.com
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