BANKSY (after) - Wrong war "Bomb Hugger", 2003,... Lot 14

BANKSY (after) - Wrong war "Bomb Hugger", 2003, Spray paint aerosol with stencil and red acrylic on cardboard. Bear a sticker used during the protest in 2003 "stop the war - Demonstrate Saturday 15 feb 2003". Come from the antiwar protest London/Basingstoke. This is one of Banksy's most iconic of images. Labels feature details for the cause, date and credit to organizers. Condition : Signs of wear, three small holes in the middle of the artwork as it was attached to a poll during the manifestation. Provenance : Private collection USA. More about the artwork : Banksy created a number of different signs for the 2003 London protest against the Iraq war but few originals have survived because they were either discarded in the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan police. There is no way to tell but there were very few ever made for the protests to begin with. The studio gave out the cardboard to friends of the artist who were going on the Anti War March in 2003 to create a viral presence on the march. 93 x 62 cm