Queen Vic
Year: 2003
Medium: Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Size: 70×50 cm (27 1/2 x 19 5/8 inches)
Edition: 500 (50 signed)
Publisher: Pictures on Walls, London
“Show your friends and colleagues your admiration for Britain’s greatest ever living monarch with this deluxe lesbian watersports fetish tableau.”
Queen Vic depicts the English monarch engaged in an indecorous sexual act known as “Queening,” sitting on the face of another woman – a direct shot at Queen Victoria’s anti-gay beliefs. Both characters are realized in Banksy’s black and white stencil style against a regal red background. Queen Victoria is presented in full regalia with her crown and scepter, and the unexpected addition of suspenders, knee-high leather boots and a short skirt that exposes her upper thigh. Her partner is also wearing suspenders and high heels, her arms thrown back in submission. Queen Victoria, England’s monarch from 1837 until her death in 1901, allegedly stated publicly during her rein that “women cannot be gay,” and passed anti-gay laws to support this belief.
Banksy, Existencislism, May 2002
Banksy is well known for his criticism of the UK’s monarchy, power, and government, a recurring theme found in the artist’s body of work. In Monkey Queen, Banksy depicts Queen Elizabeth II as a chimpanzee, and in Turf War, Winston Churchill is seen sporting a bright green mohawk made to look like grass – the artist’s way of criticizing the constant battles for borders and territory Churchill inserted himself into in the name of colonialism.
Queen Vic, Wall and Piece, 2006
A original work on canvas sold at Sotheby’s in London on October 2008.
Sotheby’s London: 17 October 2008
Estimated: GBP 250,000 – 350,000
GBP 277,250
BANKSY
Queen Victoria, 2002
Oil on canvas in original artist’s frame
91.5 x 91.5cm (36×36 inches)
Auction Market Overview
Queen Vic (unsigned)
2026 Auction Results
Christie’s online: 31 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 10,000
GBP 7,620 / USD 10,165
BANKSY
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 293/500 in pencil (only the first fifty were signed)
Published by Pictures on Walls, London
Heritage Auctions: 29 January 2026
No Estimates Received – No Reserve
USD 13,750
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Queen Victoria (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Edition: 315/500
Numbered in pencil lower right
Published by Pictures On Walls, London
2025 Auction Results
Tate Ward: 10 December 2025
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 9,375 / USD 12,535
BANKSY (British 1974-)
Queen Victoria (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 500 in pencil
Published by Pictures On Walls
Sotheby’s London: 24 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 8,890 / USD 11,960
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered in pencil 376/500
Tate Ward: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 8,750 / USD 11,815
BANKSY (British 1974-)
Queen Victoria (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 500 in pencil
Tate Ward Auctions: 15 May 2025
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 10,000 / USD 13,300
BANKSY (British 1974-)
‘Queen Victoria’ (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 500 in pencil
Estimated: GBP 6,000 – 8,000
Screenprint in colors
Numbered 236/500 in pencil
Christie’s online: 1 April 2025
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 11,340 / USD 14,651
BANKSY
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 101 DN /500 in pencil
A duplicate number impression (only the first fifty were signed)
Tate Ward Auctions: 19 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 7,000 – 9,000
GBP 12,500 / USD 16,115
BANKSY (British 1974-)
‘Queen Victoria’ (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 500 in pencil
Forum Auctions: 5 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 8,000 (Hammer)
GBP 10,495 / USD 13,530
BANKSY (b.1974)
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil
2024 Auction Results
Tate Ward: 19 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 10,000 / USD 12,750
BANKSY (British 1974-)
Queen Victoria (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from an edition of 500 in pencil, lower right
Christie’s online: 26 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 9,450 / USD 11,985
BANKSY
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 347/500 in pencil (only the first fifty were signed)
2023 Auction Results
Queen Vic (unsigned) sold twice at auction in 2023. It sold at Sotheby’s London on 26 September 2023 for GBP 21,590, and at Forum Auctions on 30 August 2023 for GBP 12,060 (USD 15,343).
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 21,590 / USD 26,262
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered in pencil 405/500
2022 Auction Results
Queen Vic (unsigned) sold 4 times at auction in 2022 for a total turnover of GBP 95,220 (USD 123,994), at an average price of GBP 23,805 (USD 30,999). It sold at Roseberys on 8 March 2022 for GBP 26,800 (USD 36,448), its highest price of 2022.
Forum Auctions: 13 December 2022
Estimated: GBP 13,000 – 18,000
GBP 20,000 (Hammer)
GBP 26,800 / USD 33,164
BANKSY
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil, lower right
Roseberys London: 8 March 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 26,800 / USD 36,448
BANKSY (b. 1974)
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered in pencil from the edition of 500
Forum Auctions: 3 February 2022
Estimated: GBP 18,000 – 25,000
GBP 18,000 (Hammer)
GBP 24,120 / USD 33,045
BANKSY (b.1974)
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in red and black on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil
2021 Auction Results
Queen Vic (unsigned) sold 6 times at auction in 2021 for a total turnover of GBP 211,493 (USD 291,281), at an average price of GBP 35,249 (USD 48,547). It sold at Forum Auctions on 27 January 2021 for GBP 53,600 (USD 73,432), its all-time high auction record.
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 25,000
GBP 26,133 / USD 35,280
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 26/500 in pencil, lower right
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered 160/500 in pencil, lower right
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 40,000 (Hammer)
GBP 53,600 / USD 73,430
AUCTION RECORD FOR QUEEN VIC (UNSIGNED)
BANKSY (b.1974)Queen Vic (unsigned), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil
Queen Vic (signed)
2023 Auction Results
Bukowskis: 25 October 2023
Estimated: SEK 250,000 – 300,000
SEK 387,500 / GBP 28,631 / USD 34,835
BANKSY
Queen Vic (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and numbered 48/500 in pencil, lower right
2022 Auction Results
Queen Vic (signed) did not sell at auction in 2022.
2021 Auction Results
Queen Vic (signed) sold 3 times at auction in 2021 at an average price of GBP 48,375 (USD 67,042). It sold at Christie’s online on 1 April 2021 for GBP 56,250 (USD 77,625), its highest price of 2021.
Artnet Auctions: 5 August 2021
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 78,000 / GBP 56,115
BANKSY
Queen Vic (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right
Numbered 26/500 in pencil, lower right
Phillips London: 13 July 2021
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 32,760 / USD 45,500
Queen Vic (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black pen, lower right
Numbered 49/500 in pencil, lower right
Christie’s online: 1 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 56,250 / USD 77,625
BANKSY (B. 1974)
Queen Vic (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in black ink, numbered 9/500 in pencil
2020 Auction Results
Christie’s online: 23 September 2020
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 60,000 / USD 79,200
AUCTION RECORD FOR QUEEN VIC (SIGNED)
BANKSY (B. 1974)
Queen Vic (signed), 2003
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in black ink, numbered 41/500 in pencil