Banksy Attributed Bomb Hugger Stencil Canvas, Dismaland 2015 Stamp, Numbered Edition Of 15 With Papers
Banksy Attributed Bomb Hugger Stencil Canvas, Dismaland 2015 Stamp, Numbered Edition Of 15 With Papers
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A souvenir from the saddest funfair
For the collector drawn to the five weeks when a seaside lido became the most talked about exhibition in the world.
Best for: Street art collections and Dismaland history
Condition notes
No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded. Staples and stretcher show ordinary handling.
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A black stencil on primed canvas, offered as one of 15 examples of Bomb Hugger bought at Dismaland in the late summer of 2015.
The Piece
The image is sprayed in dense black on an off white ground with a single passage of red, and the weave of the cloth shows through the paint at the edges of the stencil. The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame and left unframed, as it was handed over. On the reverse are the Dismaland castle stamp, an inscription in black marker and the edition number out of 15.
The paperwork from the day travels with it: the park souvenir sheet stating that the work is an original, and the ticket stub. Names and codes on those papers have been masked in the photographs.
The Image and the Park
Bomb Hugger, also called Bomb Love, first appeared in 2003: a girl with a ponytail embraces an aerial bomb as she might a doll, and a small red heart floats beside her. It is among the earliest and most reproduced of the anti war images and was printed on pink in an edition that collectors still chase. Dismaland, the Bemusement Park, opened for five weeks in a derelict lido at Weston-super-Mare and drew more than a hundred and fifty thousand visitors. Small canvases and altered banknotes were sold on site in tiny numbers, which is why material from the park is studied so carefully today.
Details
- Title: Bomb Hugger
- Medium: Spray paint on stretched canvas
- Edition: Numbered out of 15 on the reverse
- Marks: Dismaland stamp and marker inscription to the back
- Papers: Park souvenir sheet and ticket
- Year: 2015
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded.
- Staples and stretcher show ordinary handling.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
This work is offered as attributed, on the strength of the papers that travel with it and which are shown in the photographs. It is not accompanied by a certificate from Pest Control, the only body that authenticates the artist, and the house makes no claim beyond what those papers state. Collectors who require Pest Control documentation should write to the Desk before buying. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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