Details & Cataloguing
Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams
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New York
New York
Banksy
B.1974
HAPPY CHOPPERS
stenciled with the artist's name; signed, dated 2006 and numbered 1/3 on the overlap
spray paint and emulsion on canvas
49 7/8 x 72 in.; 126.7 x 182.9 cm
Executed in 2006, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3.
Read Condition Report
Read Condition Report
spray paint and emulsion on canvas
49 7/8 x 72 in.; 126.7 x 182.9 cm
Executed in 2006, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3.
This work is accompanied by a Pest Control certificate.
Provenance
Lazarides Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006
Catalogue Note
"Having fashioned himself as a sort of painterly Publius, Banksy surfaces from time to time to prod the popular conscience. Confronted with a blank surface, he will cover it with scenes of anti-authoritarian whimsy: Winston Churchill with a Mohawk, two policemen kissing, a military helicopter crowned by a pink bow. Typically crafting his images with spray paint and cardboard stencils, Banksy is able to achieve a meticulous level of detail. His aesthetic is clean and instantly readable—broad social cartooning rendered with the graphic bang of an indie concert poster." Lauren Collins, "Banksy Was Here," The New Yorker, 14 May 2007
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