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Banksy Choose Your Weapon Cool Grey For Sale

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Banksy - Choose Your Weapon Cool Grey, 2010, Screen print

Choose Your Weapon Cool Grey, 2010

Screen print

27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in 70 x 70 cm

About this work

Banksy's Choose Your Weapon print series is a striking and thought-provoking exploration of the power dynamics between authority and dissent, violence and non-violence. Created in 2010, this series features Banksy's iconic stencil technique and minimalist style, portraying a masked protester wielding a bouquet of flowers instead of a weapon. The imagery in the Choose Your Weapon series is both powerful and subversive. By juxtaposing the symbol of a protest mask with the unexpected choice of flowers, Banksy challenges conventional notions of conflict and resistance. Rather than advocating for violence or aggression, the figure in Banksy's prints appears to advocate for peaceful protest and non-violent resistance as potent tools for social change. Each print in the Choose Your Weapon series offers a different variation on this theme, with the protester depicted against various backdrops and settings. Despite the differences in composition, the central message remains consistent: the power to effect change lies not in weapons of destruction, but in acts of compassion, creativity, and solidarity. The title of the series, Choose Your Weapon, further underscores Banksy's message, urging viewers to reconsider their approach to conflict and activism. Instead of resorting to violence or confrontation, Banksy suggests that individuals have the agency to choose alternative means of resistance that uphold principles of peace and empathy. The Choose Your Weapon series is emblematic of Banksy's broader body of work, which often critiques systems of power and advocates for social justice through clever and visually impactful imagery. Through his art, Banksy encourages viewers to question authority, challenge the status quo, and consider the potential of non-violent protest as a force for positive change in the world. As with all of Banksy's prints, authenticating and purchasing pieces from the Choose Your Weapon series requires diligence and care to ensure both the authenticity of the artwork and the safety of the transaction. Researching reputable sources, verifying the edition number and signature, and using secure payment methods are essential steps in acquiring Banksy prints safely and responsibly.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2010
Medium
Screen print
Edition
AP edition of 58
Choose Your Weapon Cool Grey

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.

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