Banksy's Girl with Balloon, 2004 (unsigned) in an edition of 600 set a new world auction record for the print of $450,313 at Bonhams Prints & Multiples sale in Los Angeles on March 24. The work had been estimated at $140,000 – 180,000.

In total, the 217-lot auction achieved $2,466,440 with 96% sold by value and 93% sold by lot.

Bonhams Specialist, Prints & Multiples, Morisa Rosenberg commented: "Banksy continues to achieve impressive auction results worldwide. Girl with Balloon, one of the artist's most celebrated images, was a standout in yesterday's sale, fetching $450,313, against a high estimate of $180,000. This was just one of six new world auction records set within our highly successful sale. It is clear to us that buyer confidence continues to be strong and unwavering."

New World Auction Records Established:

• World Record for Girl with Balloon in an edition of 600
Banksy, Girl with Balloon, 2004 (unsigned)
Sold for $450,313. (Estimate: $140,000 – 180,000)

• World Record for Kiku, Complete Set of Three
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Kiku, 1983 set of three
Sold for $97,812. (Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000)

• World Record for Snow, from The Weather Series
David Hockney (born 1937), Snow, from The Weather Series, 1973
Sold for $69,062. (Estimate: $25,000 – 35,000)

• World Record for Gateway
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), Gateway, 1988
Sold for $94,062. (Estimate: $60,000 – 80,000)

• World Record for Yellow Curve
Ellsworth Kelly, (1923-2015), Yellow Curve, 1988
Sold for $37,812. (Estimate: $10,000 – 15,000)

• World Record for Water Lily
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Water Lily, 1993
Sold for $37,812. (Estimate: $10,000 – 15,000)