Banksy
Sunflowers from Petrol Station
Estimate: 12.000.000 - 18.000.000 USD
Price realised: 14.558.000 USD
Price realised: 14.558.000 USD
Description
BANKSY
Sunflowers from Petrol Station
signed ‘Banksy’ (center left); signed and dated ‘BANKSY OCTOBER 2005’ (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
40 5/8 x 34 3/8 in. (102.6 x 87.5 cm.)
Executed in 2005. This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pest Control.
Sunflowers from Petrol Station
signed ‘Banksy’ (center left); signed and dated ‘BANKSY OCTOBER 2005’ (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
40 5/8 x 34 3/8 in. (102.6 x 87.5 cm.)
Executed in 2005. This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pest Control.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Sunflowers from Petrol Station by Banksy was sold in the 21st Century Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in November 2021. The price achieved of USD 14,558,000.00 (€ 12,898,024.28) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000,000.00 – 18,000,000.00. Other works by Banksy have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2021 the work Love is in the Bin was auctioned for GBP 18,582,000.00 (€ 22,014,651.32).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Sunflowers from Petrol Station von Banksy wurde im November 2021 in der Auktion 21st Century Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 14.558.000,00 (€ 12.898.024,28) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000.000,00 – 18.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Banksy konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2021 die Arbeit Love is in the Bin für GBP 18.582.000,00 (€ 22.014.651,32) versteigert.