A black ape figure stands with both arms hanging at its sides, wearing a white sandwich board bearing the words "Laugh now, but one day we'll be in charge" against a brown background.

Banksy, Laugh Now (Unsigned), 2004

Artwork size 27 3/5 × 19 7/10 70 × 50

EditionEdition of 600

Signature and impression Not signed

£30,000

Screenprint on Paper

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Brighton

The black ape and its sandwich-board slogan repeat one of Banksy's defining motifs, first spray-painted in 2002 as a commissioned row of identical figures for Brighton's Ocean Rooms nightclub. The placard's mock prophecy turns the monkey into a vehicle for the artist's satire of power.

Materials: Screenprint on Paper
Size: 27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in | 70 × 50 cm
Rarity: Limited edition
Medium: Print
Signature: Not signed
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Frame: Not included
Publisher: Pictures On Walls
Series: Laugh Now

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About the artist

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…