Banksy Girl With Balloon (Signed) For Sale

Banksy

Girl With Balloon (Signed), 2004

Screen print

27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in 70 x 50 cm

Girl With Balloon (Signed), 2004

Screen print

27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in 70 x 50 cm

Edition

Edition of 150

About this work

Girl with Balloon is Banksy's most iconic and widely collected print — a stencilled image of a small girl releasing a red heart-shaped balloon that has become one of the most recognisable images in contemporary art. First painted on Waterloo Bridge, London, in 2002, the work was accompanied by the text "There is always hope." In a 2017 Samsung poll, Girl with Balloon was voted the UK's favourite work of art. ## Girl with Balloon For Sale Banksy Girl with Balloon prints for sale are available in four colourways: **Blue**, **Gold**, **Pink**, and **Purple**. Each colourway was released as a signed edition of 150 and an unsigned edition of 600, plus 88 Artist's Proofs (APs). Published by Pictures on Walls (POW), the editions are among the most actively traded in the secondary Banksy market. The work's auction profile was transformed in October 2018 when a Girl with Balloon print was shredded mid-sale at Sotheby's London after achieving £1.04 million. The reconstituted work — renamed *Love is in the Bin* — subsequently sold in October 2021 for **£18.5 million**, setting a new auction record for the artist. The original Girl with Balloon screen print editions have seen sustained appreciation as a direct result. **Signed editions** carry Banksy's hand signature and command a premium of two to five times the equivalent unsigned edition. For collectors buying Banksy Girl with Balloon, condition is critical — work on paper is sensitive to light exposure, and unframed prints should always be stored flat with UV-protective glazing. All Banksy Girl with Balloon editions at Guy Hepner are accompanied by **Pest Control Certificates of Authenticity**. Pest Control is Banksy's official authentication body; its Certificate of Authenticity (COA) — featuring a torn currency note as a security device — is the non-negotiable standard for any serious acquisition. **Buy Banksy Girl with Balloon:** Contact Guy Hepner Gallery to enquire about available colourways, signed vs unsigned editions, condition reports, and current pricing.

Price on Application

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