Banksy's Top 10 Auction Results: Love Is in the Bin Leads at £18.6 Million

Banksy's auction history is dominated by politically charged works that blur spectacle, activism, and blue-chip collecting. The highest price ever achieved is £18.6 million for 'Love Is in the Bin' (2018), which self-shredded at Sotheby's London in 2018 and resold in 2021. Second is 'Game Changer' (2020) at £16.8 million, sold at Christie's London in 2021 to benefit NHS charities. Third is 'Sunflowers From Petrol Station' (2005) at £10.7 million at Christie's New York in 2021. Fourth is 'Devolved Parliament' (2009) at £9.9 million at Sotheby's London in 2019. Fifth is 'Love Is in the Air' (2005) at £9.2 million at Sotheby's New York in 2021. Sixth is 'Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search' (2018) at £7.8 million at Phillips New York in 2023. Seventh is 'Show Me The Monet' (2005) at £7.6 million at Sotheby's London in 2020. Eighth is 'Forgive Us Our Trespassing' (2011) at £6.3 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2020. Ninth is another version of 'Love Is in the Air' (2006) at £6 million at Sotheby's New York in 2021. Tenth is 'Trolley Hunters' (2006) at £5 million at Sotheby's New York in 2021. A new work, 'Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape' (2012), is expected to rank among the highest with an estimate of £9.75–13.5 million at a Fair Warning auction at Tiffany & Co. in New York in 2026.