[MarkyMark]

now TAKING OFFERS (until monday)

MQ - £800
TW - £1200
PF - £1500
HAND - £1500
Flower Thrower - £1750
LN - £2500

All prints are unsigned.
All are in perfect condition, have been stored flat all their lives and come with provenance.

Any deals need to be completed by the end of next week as i am away on holiday after that. That should still give enough time to confirm provenance etc.

I can deliver in the London area or can travel within reason to meet so the buyer can check the condition before payment.
I can also arrange delivery in the Manchester area next week.
no swaps please.

Mark

[MarkyMark]

photos:

[pimp]

these images are starting to show their age now frankly.

very tired looking.. a year or 18 months ago at those prices they would have gone instantly

[bmjt]

I think that says a lot about the street art scene in general.

[Prescription Art]

Jul 29, 2008 16:59:28 GMT 1 @pimp said:

these images are starting to show their age now frankly.

I disagree, though I always found Pulp Fiction a bit sloppily executed. That 'Love is in the Air' is a bargain..!

[pimp]

i know

i hadn't realised until these pic were put up, but i was looking at them and thought how old and tired and slightly dull they looked

give it twenty years and i reckon those images will be about as desirable as syphillis

[RBK]

I think that's BS - if you have one of these framed in your house you'd know that isn't true. Of course these images are saturated if you frequent these forums and spend too much time on Ebay.

[Harveyn]

More to do with the credit crunch than the images IMO. I know not everyone on here is a Banksy fan (thats perfectly acceptable as far as I am concerned) but for a significant number who are I would suggest these images are still very appealing.

I think people have less money to spend and or are being more cautious how they do so. I would also say that shrewd buyers recognize that the market still potentially has some way to fall and they are holding back. That all said I think summer is a bad time to sell and a good time to buy.

[pimp]

Jul 29, 2008 17:07:40 GMT 1 Prescription Art said:

Jul 29, 2008 16:59:28 GMT 1 @pimp said:

these images are starting to show their age now frankly.

I disagree, though I always found Pulp Fiction a bit sloppily executed. That 'Love is in the Air' is a bargain..!

i'll agree it's the best of the bunch

but, nearly £2k for an unsigned, 2 colour screenprint? calling it a bargain is stretching it i think.....

[pimp]

i am/was a banksy fan

and indeed have several prints still and at various times have owned some of the above

but, i really think they are beginning to lose at lot of their relevance and also lustre.
think about it, back in 2006/ early 2007 everyone wanted a Banksy and there was zero criticism of his work frankly.

but just take a step back and have another look. particularly at the likes of Pulp and HAND. They just aren't very good, are they?

[Harveyn]

I guess it is not unreasonable to assume that some of Banksy's images will date quicker than others and some not at all.

Personally I would imagine loving having either TW or Flower Thrower (from the above list) on my wall irrespective of how many years pass. That said its impossible to predict how your tastes and opinions will change with time.

[Prescription Art]

A good collection has variety, and for anyone interested in street art you can't not have something by Banksy. When I started collecting, Banksy was pretty much all I bought... but I now appreciate the benefits of enjoying a range or artists and styles. While I no longer consider Banksy the be all & end all, I can't see the prints I have on my walls at the moment coming down anytime soon. They're not losing their lustre in my eyes.

[bmjt]

I think there's definitely some truth in what pimp is saying, it's almost like a fashion, a passing trend that ages quite quickly and fits to a decade or so. Again, I think that's an inherent issue in a lot of street art, which due to the environment has to be reasonably quick and with few layers; of course there are hundreds of artist of don't adhere to this, but is classicaly ephemeral with a short life span, in total contrast to the more classical image of art; Van Gogh etc. I think there's also an issue of having them on the wall netrualising the impact of street work, out of the natural and true environment. I'm sure that's not a completely lucid argument in my haste of typing, but hopefully makes some sense.

[RBK]

Would definitely agree some images are much better than others. I think the ones that will stand the test of time are: Rude Copper, Barcode, Laugh Now, Happy Choppers, LIITA, Girl With Balloon & BME

[craigf]

TW and LIITA are on my list as well ;D

Not going to get them any time soon, they might go up, they might go down, but at least for now (and for some time already) they are prints I have coveted

[They call me Stephen]

Trends might come and go but talent remains.

It might be the case that banksy's print do not have the same demand as they did in recent times but I firmly believe that this will come around again.

As mentioned in this thread it can be referred to as a fashion. Current fashion is fickle, we move on quickly changing our tastes on a regular basis and wardrobes to suit. Banksy no longer obtains the high prices he once did; no recent work, his unveiling, a downturn in economic market, who knows and who cares? If you are looking to make a quick profit off of his work then you have well and truly missed the boat. Go and find a new artist who you think you can flip.

Wasn’t there a time when Warhol prints could be picked up for ‘next to nothing’ as he was out of the current times fashion??

Christ with shopping bags needs to be added to the list of prints that will 'stand the test of time'

[RBK]

CWSB & Kates are in a whole different league!

[Michael Jacob]

I agree CWSB is in a whole other league. After that, Id pick LN, LIITA, and Barcode. Im also huge fan of Napalm, but really tough to display.

I love the Kates, but I think in the long run, they wont command as much. Its a less expensive version of a Warhol Marilynn Monroe. Its a great piece, but in general its a mimic of what has already been done. Banksy has too many other great pieces that are truely his. Im not saying Kates arent his, but its not true to his form. Banksy like just about every other artist has their inspirations and its clear Warhol was one of his.

[Michael Jacob]

On another note, does anyone know the seller? LIITA seems like a good price.

[MarkyMark]

interesting comments. maybe its a case of familiarity breeds contempt.
in any case, banksy is the only street artist who has firmly broken into the big league and what i find really strange is the amount of money that some people are prepared to spend on art by complete unknowns.

[alsbabar]

GWB over CWSB any day of the week

[paulypaul]

I hate CWSB. For me, one of his most immature, unaware works...

[top]

With so much variance of art about that reflects 'now', classic Banksy images are surely
the keepers imo

personal faves that have not aged..

[edcase]

I still love bomb middle england too, just wish mine was a signed one!

[Michael Jacob]

at least you got one ed

[MarkyMark]

sorry for the delay in replying to some messages. ill reply to all later today. mark.

[MarkyMark]

it seems that noone is interested in buying a monkey queen. surely this is cheap at £800?

a few weeks ago a couple sold on ebay for £1200-£1300. the last one sold for around £945 (inc p&p) but as i remember the seller had no feedback and no provenance.

[Michael Jacob]

you havent replied to my message yet.

[snakes]

Jul 30, 2008 16:27:34 GMT 1 MarkyMark said:

it seems that noone is interested in buying a monkey queen. surely this is cheap at £800?

a few weeks ago a couple sold on ebay for £1200-£1300. the last one sold for around £945 (inc p&p) but as i remember the seller had no feedback and no provenance.

LOOKS LIKE THE PRICES ARE DROPPING FASTER THAN ON HOUSES

[sputnikeye]

tis a sinking ship