Lot #821: BANKSY - Better Out Than In (aka Stepping Out) - Color offset lithograph printing

   

Artist: Banksy (English, b. c1973-75 | Active 1990 - Present).
Title: "Better Out Than In (aka Stepping Out) [sticker - large format]".
Medium: Color offset lithograph printing.
Date: Composed 2004.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 x 12 in. (229 x 305 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $2,000/2,500
Lot Note(s): Imprinted "BNK/5Y 024" lower center. Edition not specified, probably very small. Printed on Avery Graphics "Permanent" sticker paper. The full sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Provenance: An official sticker from Banksy’s official art seller Pictures on Walls (POW).
Comment(s): This sticker was issued in two sizes, large and regular. The regular size is rare; our example, the large size, is very rare and virtually unobtainable. Steve Lazarides, at his Laz Emporium website on August 18, 2021, lists the large size as "sold out" with a sold price of £2,500 ($3,440). The copyright © for this work may or may not be owned by Banksy, who once opined that “copyright is for losers.”. [30348-2-1600-NA]