
Isabel Norsten
Specialist, Head of Sale
Sold for US$140,200 inc. premium
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Head of Department, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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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.