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A uniformed officer in a helmet and blue gloves examines a wicker basket held by a girl in a light dress, while a small dog sits beside them.

The girl quotes Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, her dog echoing Toto. That familiar emblem of childhood innocence is placed under routine police scrutiny, and the scene can be read as a comment on how suspicion and surveillance reach into the least likely corners.

Materials
Screenprint
Size
30 1/10 × 22 3/5 in | 76.5 × 57.5 cm
Framed Size
33 9/10 × 26 2/5 in | 86 × 67 cm
Rarity
Limited edition
Medium
Print
Condition
Mint. Not inspected out of the frame. Sold with COA from Pest Control Float-mounted and framed by Darbyshire with UV-resistant Artglass
Signature
Hand-signed by artist, Signed and numbered on the front
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)

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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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