BANKSY

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BANKSY
BANKSY (After) - Bomb Hugger Girl - Stop the war , Label on the back Demonstrate Saturday 15 Feb 2003 - 106 x 70 cm - Provenance : British private collection - Private collection Paris - Note : Part of the series of signs known by "Pest Control", notably used by protesters in opposition to the Iraq war in 2003 - Banksy created a number of different posters for the 2003 London protest, but few originals have survived because they were thrown into the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan Police._x000D_ Will Axon, senior auctioneer at Rowley's said, "This is one of the few occasions where you can truly call an image iconic, the fact that it is on a rather flimsy piece of crumpled cardboard only adds to that._x000D_ "Banksy was able to capture the anti-war sentiment in this image," he said._x000D_ "Although his work has transcended the street, it has not lost its strength - his images are powerful and memorable - his work manages to do what all great art should do - it makes us think.
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