Love Is In The Air Banksy

19 x 27 502 x 699 mm.

Love is in the air banksy. The love is in the air 2003 print on the red background is the best known and most sought after graffiti art example of the work. Learn more about the piece and artist and its final selling price. It is believed that the floral replacement in the image was inspired by the poem wage peace by judyth hill. Love is in the air also known as rage the flower thrower is highly sought after.

Love is in the air screenprint in colours 2003 numbered 51 500 in pencil published by pictures on walls london on wove paper framed. This lot has been authenticated by pest control office sotheby s will receive the certificate in due course. 500 by 703mm 19 by 27 in. View love is in the air by banksy sold at evening day editions on london auction 22 january 2015 2pm amp.

Rendered in banksy s characteristic signature stencilled style love is in the air depicts a young man dressed as a militant wearing a baseball cap and a bandana to mask the lower half of his face in the middle of throwing a grenade or molotov cocktail. Love is in the air also known as the flower thrower or liita first appeared in 2003 as a large format stenciled graffiti in jerusalem shortly after the construction of the west bank wall. The image is reminiscent of images from the 1960s campus and street riots. Ce chef d œuvre devenu un grand classique du street art d une efficace simplicité et d une puissance inégalée est aussi poétique que politique.

18 3 8 x 26 3 8 in. Banksy shocked everyone when his piece girl with balloon started self destructing just after being sold for 1 042 000 at an auction at sotheby s. 1975 love is in the air screenprint in colors 2003 on wove paper signed and dated in black ink numbered 97 500 published by pictures on walls london with full margins generally in very good condition framed image. Banksy has created several versions of the mural on canvas and was even released on the red background with a version of 150 rage the flower thrower love is in the air signed prints as well as 500 unsigned prints.

The graffiti was made on the 760km wall that separates the palestine from israel a wall which in banksy s own words. 467 x 670 mm sheet. Banksy s love is in the air is a truly iconic artwork and has been reproduced as posters phone covers t shirts and tattoos all over the world.