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Julien’s Auctions presents “Street Art” a curated collection of some of the most important and revolutionary works created originally in the shadows, on the streets and walls of urban public spaces that display the power of this genre will be offered.
The most talked about and controversial artists of our time whose works have changed the world and established the Street Art phenomenon including Banksy, Invader, RETNA, Jamie Reid, Billy Morrison, Louis Waldon, Jeff Hamilton, and Jorge Jimenez-Deredia and many others.
Renowned and enigmatic British artist Banksy
Aerosol on metal door mounted in an acrylic shadowbox frame
Framed: 40.5 x 31.5 inches, Door: 34 x 26 inches
Iconic works of Banksy will headline this auction event: “Gangsta Rat Live,” an original aerosol on metal door – mounted in an acrylic shadowbox frame. The aerosol painting executed on a British Telecom street box in Liverpool, England, circa 2004, reportedly during the Liverpool Biennial contemporary art festival in September of that year, during which Banksy produced a number of artworks throughout the city. The artwork was documented in the Banksy’s own publication, Cut It Out.
Stencil painting Aerosol on glass van window 2003
Approximately 24 x 24 inches
Estimate US$100,000-200,000
Banksy’s “Turf War – Police Van Chimp” London Stencil Painting, an original aerosol painting on glass, executed by Banksy as part of his “Turf War” exhibition, which was staged in an abandoned London warehouse in the summer of 2003. Banksy’s Turf War exhibition is widely considered his breakthrough work which contains his unique signature of combined animal, political, and pop culture imagery.
Aerosol on wooden door panel, Circa 2006
Framed: 26.5 x 22.5 inches, Door: 20.5 x 16.5 inches
“Mayfair Paparazzi Rat” is an original Banksy aerosol painting executed on a wooden door panel on Trebeck Street in the Mayfair District of London, England in circa 2006. The door is believed to have originally been part of a restaurant knowns as Tiddy Dols Eating House (reportedly named after an 18th century gingerbread seller) and is now the home of an exclusive private members club called Loulou’s that has hosted such celebrities as Taylor Swift, Tom Cruise, and Kate Middleton.
Famed French street artist Invader
Original tile mosaic artwork 2022
31.5 x 43 inches
Estimate US$6,000-8,000
Invader’s signature ceramic tile creations of arcade game aliens such as Space Invaders and other popular video games have captivated the art and auction world. Five of them will be come down to Earth at Julien’s Street Art auction including Invader’soriginal “POTI-50”, his mosaicinstalled last year in Potosí, Bolivia, a town 4,000 feet above sea level that was affixed to the side of a building on Roncal street (across from the Plaza Waychu) in Potosi, Bolivia in 2022, in celebration of his 4,000th mosaic. Potosi was picked as the destination for the artist’s 4,000th installation because the altitude of the historic mining town is 4,000 feet.
《PA_605》 Tile mosaic Affixed to the side of a wall at 33 Pl. Saint-Pierre in Paris, Circa 2005 20.5 x 15.75 inches Estimate: US8,000-12,000 | 《MLGA-15》 Tile mosaic Affixed to the side of a building in the Plaza de San Pedro Alcantara, in Malaga, Spain Circa 2017 16.75 x 18.5 inches Estimate: US3,000-5,000 | 《Invasion Kit #4 (IK#4) “Hollywoodee”》 Tile mosaic. Limited Edition, Numbered 79/150 Original Packing. Circa 2004 8 x 6.75 inches Estimate: US8,000-12,000 |
Other Highlights Include:
Jamie Reid Sex Pistols “Anarchy in The U.K.” Limited-edition Canvas Print. Signed and numbered “9/25” 2008 29.5 x 43.5 inches Estimate: US1,000-2,000 | RETNA Sangria Limited-edition artist’s proof print 2011 53 x 37.5 inches Estimate: US6,000-8,000 | Mark Yurkiw “Pfizer” Viagra pill sculpture Cast resin 6 x 4 x 1.75 inches Estimate: US2,000-4,000 |
Jeff Hamilton And Fraser “Art Lord” Crawley Untitled (Elvis Presley) 3D Leather and aerosol on shaped plywood 2015 68.75 x 32 inches Estimate: US$800-1,200 | Billy Morrison Mirror (New York City Skyline) Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 17.5 inches Estimate: US2,000-4,000 | Jules Muck Money Scare Marilyn Aerosol and acrylic on canvas Signed Original Painting 2010 68 x 44 inches Estimate: US800-1,000 |
JULIEN’S AUCTIONS LIVE & ONLINE AUCTION
STREET ART
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Julien’s Auctions 13007 S. Western Avenue Gardena, CA 90249
10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
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