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A sepia auction scene shows an auctioneer and seated bidders beside a panel reading “I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MORONS ACTUALLY BUY THIS SHIT”.

Morons refers to the 1987 auction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Banksy substitutes an insult to the bidders for the celebrated painting, turning the auction scene into a joke at the art market's expense.

Materials
Screenprint on paper
Size
22 × 29 9/10 in | 56 × 76 cm
Rarity
Limited edition
Medium
Print
Condition
Excellent Condition
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Frame
Not included

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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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