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BANKSY (B. 1974) Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?), 2003 (This work is number fifteen from the edition of twenty-five.The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.) image 1
BANKSY (B. 1974) Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?), 2003 (This work is number fifteen from the edition of twenty-five.The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.) image 2
BANKSY (B. 1974) Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?), 2003 (This work is number fifteen from the edition of twenty-five.The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.) image 3
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ELLIOT ROBERTS, LOS ANGELES
Lot 18

BANKSY
(B. 1974)
Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?), 2003

1 March 2024, 10:00 PST
Los Angeles

Sold for US$140,200 inc. premium

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BANKSY (B. 1974)

Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?), 2003

signed with artist's stencil 'BANKSY' (on the right turning edge); numbered and dated '15/25 2003' (on the stretcher)
spray paint on canvas

16 x 12 in.
40.6 x 30.5 cm.

This work is number fifteen from the edition of twenty-five.

The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.

Footnotes

Provenance
Santa's Ghetto, London
Private Collection (acquired directly from the above in 2003)
Sale: Bonhams, New York, Post-War & Contemporary Art, 10 November 2009, lot 80
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner in 2019

Banksy's Lenin On Rollerblades features Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Russian Communist Party, on Nike-branded roller-skates, with the red swoosh logo as the sole splash of color in this otherwise monochrome piece. Created in a limited edition of 25, Banksy's playful and satirical take on Lenin contrasts with Andy Warhol's more serious portrayal of the revolutionary figure from 1987.

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