Three elderly women in black and white occupy the left of a green bowling lawn, one leaning forward with bent knees; three black bombs with curved fuses appear to their right.

Banksy, Bomb Middle England AP/31, signed, 2003

Framed size 18 × 43 × 1 45.7 × 109.2 × 2.5 with frame included

Artwork size14 × 39 × 1 in | 35.6 × 99.1 × 2.5 cm

EditionEdition of 500 + 31AP

Signature and impression Hand-signed by artist, Signed in pencil, lower right (only 50 were signed). Inscribed AP/31 in pencil lower right.

US$70,000

Screen-print in colors on wove paper

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Markowicz Fine Art

Miami

Lawn bowls supplies a setting associated with everyday British life. Replacing its balls with bombs can be read as a satire on the distance between comfortable routines and the violence of war.

Materials: Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Size: 14 × 39 × 1 in | 35.6 × 99.1 × 2.5 cm
Framed Size: 18 × 43 × 1 in | 45.7 × 109.2 × 2.5 cm
Rarity: Limited edition
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed in pencil, lower right (only 50 were signed). Inscribed AP/31 in pencil lower right.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Publisher: Pictures on Walls, London

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Banksy

British, b. 1974

Banksy is an anonymous British artist whose stencilled images first appeared on the walls of Bristol in the 1990s before spreading to London and to cities around the world. His work pairs a blunt graphic style with pointed commentary on war, policing, consumer culture, surveillance and the art market itself. The authenticated screenprints, released in signed and unsigned editions through Pictures on Walls and later…

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