GIRL WITH BALLOON (GOLD)

2004

Edition: Numbered from the edition of 150 signed. Total 750 (150 signed + 600 unsigned).

Medium: Screenprint in colours

Size: 65.9 x 49.9 cm (25 7/8 x 19 5/8 in)

Year: 2004

Availability: Sold

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About This Work

Banksy’s *Girl with Balloon (Gold)* revisits one of the most recognisable images in contemporary street art, elevating its pared-back stencil aesthetic through a luminous metallic palette. Executed with Banksy’s characteristic economy of line and high-contrast figuration, the work balances immediacy and precision: a child’s outstretched gesture meets a heart-shaped balloon rendered as both symbol and commodity, its gold finish amplifying themes of value, desire, and loss. As an icon of late-capitalist Britain and global protest culture, the image resonates across public and private spheres, circulating as mural, print, and cultural shorthand. Here, gold operates as critique as much as allure, sharpening the work’s tension between hope and erasure.

About the Artist

Perhaps the most famous figure in street art working today, Banksy is known for urban interventions that demonstrate irreverent wit and a biting political edge. Enhancing his mystique by maintaining an anonymous identity, the artist has modified street signs, illegally printed his own currency, and ...

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