Rency Girl With Balloon Print On United States Two Dollar Bill, Shredded Edge, Limited To 300
Rency Girl With Balloon Print On United States Two Dollar Bill, Shredded Edge, Limited To 300
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A guide for this piece: about $372, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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- QuietResplendent Ornate 6.5 of 10 ·
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Condition report
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- As Found
A banknote that went through the frame
For the collector amused by art about the price of art.
Best for: Banknote art and street art collections
Condition notes
Described as new. Held in a clear protective sleeve.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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A real two dollar bill overprinted with the girl and her balloon and cut into strips along one side, by the artist Rency, from an edition 300.
The Piece
The child reaches from the left of the note towards a red heart shaped balloon, printed over the engraved portrait, with a lettered phrase running up the right edge. The lower part of the note has been sliced into ribbons in the manner of the famous shredded painting. It is held in a clear rigid sleeve and signed on the reverse, as shown.
It is new. This is a tribute by another hand and is not a work by the painter of the original image.
Money as Canvas
Altered banknotes have a long history in protest art. After a famous painting of a girl and a balloon partly passed through a shredder hidden in its frame in 2018, the image was reprinted on currency by several hands as a comment on money and art.
Details
- Artist: Rency
- Support: United States two dollar bill
- Medium: Giclee print, partly cut
- Edition: 300
- Signature: Reverse, as shown
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- New.
- Held in a clear protective sleeve.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered with the signature, numbering and papers shown in the photographs. The house reports those details as they are presented and has not sought an independent opinion. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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