Winnie the Pooh
Medium: Stencil spray-paint on canvas
Year: 2003
Dimensions: 51×51 cm (20×20 inches)
Edition: 25Stencil signed on the turnover edge
Numbered on the reverse
Dimensions: 51×51 cm (20×20 inches)
Edition: 25Stencil signed on the turnover edge
Numbered on the reverse
Winnie the Pooh first appeared as a mural in Banksy’s hometown of Bristol in 1999. It belongs to Banksy’s earliest collection of works on canvas, first exhibited at Santa’s Ghetto, an exhibition of paintings and prints by Banksy and other notable street artists.
The image portrays Alan Alexander Milne’s famous Winnie the Pooh character in a black and white stencil style. The familiar, endearing cartoon bear is weeping under a tree, his foot caught in a bear trap. But, in a usual Banksy twist, instead of Pooh Bear’s famous honey pot, he has a pot of money.
Winnie the Pooh, who is a symbol of childlike naiveté and good nature has been attracted by money, materialism, consumerism and unfortunately got caught, like so many of us do. Perhaps this is Banksy’s way of saying that we are all the same or that even the very best of us fall are susceptible to falling victim of the trappings of money, power, and greed.
Auction Results
Bonhams London: 2 July 2014
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 56,250 / USD 96,540
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 56,250 / USD 96,540
BANKSY (b. 1975)
Winnie The Pooh ,2013
Stencil spray paint on canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm (18×18 inches)
Signed and numbered CP/10 on the overlap
stencil spray paint on canvas
Stencil spray paint on canvas
45.5 x 45.5 cm (18×18 inches)
Signed and numbered CP/10 on the overlap
stencil spray paint on canvas
Provenance
Banksy’s stall in Central Park, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2013
Banksy’s stall in Central Park, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2013
