{"product_id":"banksy-queen-vic-2003-unsigned-limited-edition-pest-control-coa","title":"Banksy | Queen Vic (2003) | Unsigned Limited Edition with Pest Control COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanksy (b. c.1974)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Vic, 2003\u003cbr\u003eScreenprint in colours on wove paper | Unsigned edition of 500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQueen Vic was produced in 2003, during the period when Banksy was transitioning from Bristol street artist to internationally exhibited provocateur. The image — Queen Victoria depicted in a posture of satirical irreverence — is among his most directly confrontational early works: a comment on the monarchy, on British identity, on the specific relationship between power and propriety that Victoria came to embody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe graphic economy of the image is characteristic of Banksy at his best: a single, immediately legible composition that carries its critical payload in the first second of viewing and then holds up to sustained attention. The colour palette is restrained, the composition clean. The joke and the argument are identical, which is why the work has lasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an unsigned impression from the edition of 500, accompanied by a Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity — the only authentication body recognised by the artist and the gold standard for any serious Banksy acquisition. Early Banksy editions from 2003 are among the most historically significant in his printed output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable through Creed Gallery, Ascot. Private viewings by appointment for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScreenprint in colours on wove paper\u003cbr\u003e\n700 × 501 mm sheet\u003cbr\u003e\nUnsigned edition of 500\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished by Pictures on Walls, London, 2003\u003cbr\u003e\nPest Control Certificate of Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\nCreed Gallery Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banksy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55791664103764,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/banksy-queen-vic-unsigned-print-pest-control-coa-creed-gallery-ascot.jpg?v=1778681513","url":"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/products\/banksy-queen-vic-2003-unsigned-limited-edition-pest-control-coa","provider":"Creed Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}