Urban Art Association

Probably more than the £1505 it sold for on ebay back in 2005....

wow! looks like a bargain for someone!!

Just clarifying that this result is from 2008, didn;t know it was for sale again. Sorry for the confusion. 

My guess is that Banksy bought it for an undisclosed sum to ensure that that awful work never sees the light of day again.

Maybe I copied the second part accidentally but I am sure this was this week

LOT
UPCOMING LOT
289
BANKSY
BADMEANINGGOOD
Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Day Auction
11 FEB 2016 | LONDON | 12:00 PM GMT

Hmmmm.... anyone ??

friendsofu Have you looked on Artnet, they are usually quick at posting results

Thanks but Artnet won't give price unless you have a subscription. 

Ah I forgot lol you could try Art Price? If not you'll have to call the auction house

Hi friendsofu

You were mistaken it was Bonhams. 

Banksy
Title Keep it Real
Description Keep it Real
2006
signed and dated 2006 on the reverse
stencil spray paint on found steel sheet
45.5 by 35.5 cm.
17 15/16 by 14 in.
This work is unique in its format.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.
Medium stencil spray paint on found steel sheet
Year of Work 2006
Size Height 17.9 in.; Width 14 in. / Height 45.5 cm.; Width 35.5 cm.
Edition unique
Misc. Signed
Sale of Bonhams London: Thursday, February 11, 2016 [Lot 00041]
Post-War & Contemporary Art
Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 GBP ?
(145,053 - 217,580 USD)
Provenance Laz Inc, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2006
Exhibition Los Angeles, Barely Legal, 2006
Banksy is the world's best known and most important Street Artist and yet the vast majority of his works available on the market have been executed on canvas. The artist is at his best when combining his scathing, jet-black humour with a material that reflects the aesthetic of urban life and the authenticity of his intentions. Outside of the Think Tank series on metal panels commissioned by the pop band Blur, examples of his signature stencils on metal are incredibly rare and highly sought after.
Keep It Real from 2006 features one of Banksy's most iconic and popular images, the chimpanzee appearing here in one of its many incarnations as the loveable underdog with a sandwich board, underestimated and yet subversive, with the power to illicit social transformation. As with a large number of the artist's recurring stencils this image has appeared at auction on many occasions in many media, but until now never on metal, making this a rare and exciting opportunity to acquire a signature Banksy on a format that best reflects his roots.
This work was first shown in Banksy's breakout show Barely Legal in Los Angeles in 2006, an exhibition that cemented his reputation both as a countercultural superstar but also as an artist celebrated by many of the world's greatest collectors. This artwork formed part of a body of work that represents the artist at his most ambitious, most radical and most creative.

Well that clears this thread up....next!

I assume the Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 20 October 2008, Lot 324 was where it was previously purchased.


Provenance Private Collection (acquired from the artist)
Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 20 October 2008, Lot 324
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature Skitz, Badmeaninggood, Vol. 1, Ultimate Dilemma, 2002, LP, illustrated on the cover

The Bad Meaning Good canvas pulled from Sotheby's was from a set of four that Banksy was commissioned to do for a series of DJ compilations which included mixes by Roots Manuva, Scratch Perverts, Peanut Butter Wolf and Skitz.

These were highlighted on this very forum about ten years ago but I've no idea how to link that far back.