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Banksy NOLA Green and Purple Rain For Sale
Banksy
NOLA Green and Purple Rain, 2006
Screen print
22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in 56 x 76 cm
Edition
Artist Proof Edition of 66 divided in 4 different color ways ; Signed and numbered by the artist
About this work
Banksy's NOLA Umbrella Girl print with green and purple rain is a striking piece that emerged as a response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Created in 2008, this artwork depicts a young girl standing with her back to the viewer, holding an umbrella as green and purple rain falls around her.The image captures the resilience of the people of New Orleans in the aftermath of the hurricane, which caused widespread destruction and loss of life. Despite the adversity, the girl stands defiant, symbolizing the spirit of survival and hope that emerged from the disaster.The choice of green and purple rain is significant, as it adds layers of meaning to the artwork. Green, often associated with money and greed, represents the economic aftermath of the disaster and the political neglect that followed. It serves as a reminder of the financial interests that often overshadow the needs of vulnerable communities in times of crisis.On the other hand, purple is a color often associated with royalty and nobility. In this context, it could symbolize the resilience and strength of the people of New Orleans, who, despite facing immense challenges, continue to stand tall and persevere.The use of the umbrella as a protective shield against the rain further emphasizes the theme of resilience and survival. It suggests that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and the possibility of finding shelter from the storm.Like much of Banksy's work, the NOLA Umbrella Girl print with green and purple rain is open to interpretation and invites viewers to reflect on the themes of resilience, social justice, and the human spirit. It serves as a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggles faced by communities impacted by natural disasters and the importance of solidarity and support in times of crisis.Overall, this artwork is a testament to Banksy's ability to use art as a medium for social commentary and activism. Through his thought-provoking imagery, he challenges viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about society and inspires dialogue and reflection on pressing issues facing communities around the world.
Price on Application
Auction History
NOLA (Green Rain) · Banksy · Christie's · 2025-04 · $142,379
Nola (Blue and Green Rain) · Banksy · Bonhams · 2017-12 · $134,950
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About the Nola Series
Banksy Nola Prints For Sale
The NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) series stands as one of Banksy's most poignant and collectible bodies of work, created in response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Executed between 2006 and 2008, these iconic screen prints feature the artist's signature umbrella girl motif—a solitary figure attempting to shelter from an onslaught of colored rain. The series emerged from Banksy's clandestine August 2008 trip to New Orleans, where he created numerous street interventions throughout the city's flood-damaged neighborhoods, transforming urban decay into powerful social commentary. The umbrella girl image became an enduring symbol of resilience and vulnerability, capturing both the immediate humanitarian crisis and the ongoing struggles of post-Katrina recovery.
Technically, the NOLA series demonstrates Banksy's masterful command of screen printing, with each variation exploring different chromatic relationships through the signature "rain" element. The works exist in multiple colorways—including White Rain, Green Rain, Blue Green, Grey Rain, Dark Orange Rain, Pink and Yellow Rain, Orange Rain, and Dark Orange to Orange Rain—each produced in strictly limited editions. The 2006 releases (Green Rain and Pink and Yellow Rain) represent the earliest iterations, while the expanded 2008 suite showcases the artist's continued engagement with the subject matter. The stenciled silhouette maintains remarkable consistency across variants, while the hand-finished rain effects and color combinations ensure each edition retains distinctive visual character. This balance between seriality and uniqueness exemplifies Banksy's sophisticated understanding of the print market.
From a market perspective, the NOLA series occupies a premium position within Banksy's print portfolio, combining historical significance, emotional resonance, and relative scarcity. These works appeal to collectors seeking pieces with documented social activism and clear provenance tied to a specific humanitarian context. The series' multiple colorways allow collectors to acquire variations while maintaining thematic cohesion, and complete NOLA collections represent significant holdings. Values have appreciated consistently, reflecting both Banksy's ascending market trajectory and growing recognition of socially-engaged contemporary art.
Guy Hepner gallery specializes in authenticated Banksy prints, including works from the distinguished NOLA series.
About Banksy
Banksy prints for sale at Guy Hepner include authenticated signed and unsigned editions: Girl with Balloon, Choose Your Weapon, Tesco Soup Cans, Fragile, Laugh Now, and Flower Thrower. Buy Banksy prints in New York through our gallery at 177 Tenth Avenue — all works sourced with full provenance and authentication documentation. We also buy Banksy art and offer free valuations for sellers.
Banksy is the world’s most celebrated anonymous street artist — a figure whose identity remains unknown but whose visual language is instantly recognisable across continents. Emerging from the Bristol graffiti scene in the early 1990s, Banksy developed a stencil-based technique that allowed rapid, precise execution on walls, bridges, and public surfaces from London and New York to Gaza and the West Bank. His work fuses dark humour, political provocation, and formal rigour in a way that has made him equally at home on the street and in the auction room. Today, Banksy art for sale represents one of the most dynamic and hotly contested segments of the contemporary secondary market.
Banksy Art For Sale
Banksy art for sale encompasses original spray-painted canvases, unique works on board, signed and unsigned print editions, and — on rare occasions — documented wall works sold with photographic authentication. The breadth of subjects he has addressed is remarkable: consumer capitalism (Tesco Soup Cans, Trolley Hunters), celebrity culture (Kate Moss, Andy Warhol), surveillance and control (Radar Rat, CCTV Watching), and hope and fragility (Girl with Balloon, Fragile).
The benchmark auction event in Banksy’s market history remains the October 2018 Sotheby’s London sale, when Girl with Balloon — having just sold for £1.04 million — was partially shredded by a device concealed in the frame, becoming Love is in the Bin. The reconstituted work subsequently sold in October 2021 for £18.5 million, underscoring the extraordinary commercial power of Banksy’s interventions and the appetite of the global collector base for his most iconic imagery.
Banksy Paintings For Sale
Banksy paintings for sale — unique spray-painted works on canvas or board — are the rarest and most valuable category of his output. These works, typically produced in small numbers for specific shows or commissions, carry full documentation from Pest Control and have appeared at auction with results ranging from six to eight figures. Choose Your Weapon, Monkey Parliament, and large-format stencil canvases from his early 2000s output represent the apex of private collector demand.
Provenance is paramount for Banksy paintings. Unbroken ownership history from first sale through to the present day, combined with a current Pest Control certificate, is the minimum standard for any serious acquisition. Works without this documentation carry substantial authentication risk regardless of visual appearance.
Banksy Prints: Signed vs Unsigned
Banksy print editions form the most accessible and widely traded category of his market. Published through his own distribution channels and in very limited numbers, these screenprints exist in signed and unsigned variants — a distinction that has a significant impact on value. Signed editions — with Banksy’s hand signature — command multiples of two to five times comparable unsigned editions in the same print run.
Key print series sought by collectors include: Girl with Balloon (multiple colourways), Choose Your Weapon, Kate Moss, Tesco Soup Cans, Fragile, Radar Rat, Flower Thrower, and Di-Faced Tenners. Edition sizes vary from as few as 150 to several hundred, and sell-through rates at auction confirm strong secondary demand across all major series.
Banksy Authentication: Pest Control
Pest Control is Banksy’s official authentication body and the only organisation authorised to certify works as genuine. When you buy Banksy prints or original art, a current Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is the non-negotiable standard. The COA features a torn currency note — half retained by Pest Control, half with the work — as a security measure, and is registered against a specific edition and owner.
At Guy Hepner Gallery, every Banksy work offered for sale is accompanied by Pest Control documentation. We do not offer works without verified authentication, and our team is available to guide collectors through the acquisition process, including condition reporting, framing recommendations, and insurance valuation.
Ready to buy Banksy art? Contact Guy Hepner to explore our current inventory of authenticated Banksy prints and original works.