GIRL WITH BALLOON (PURPLE)

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 (PURPLE)* revisits one of the artist’s most enduring images, distilling complex emotion into a deceptively spare composition. Executed with the graphic immediacy of street-stencil practice, the figure is rendered in stark, economical line, while the purple balloon punctuates the scene as a concentrated burst of color and meaning. The chromatic shift from the familiar palette reframes the motif—at once tenderness and loss, hope and release—inviting renewed reflection on innocence within an urban, politically charged context. With its crisp contrasts and iconic silhouette, the work delivers instant visual impact and lasting symbolic resonance.

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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