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Banksy Soup Can (Mint, Orange, Brown) (Signed) For Sale

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Banksy - Soup Can (Mint, Orange, Brown) (Signed), 2005, Screen print

Soup Can (Mint, Orange, Brown) (Signed), 2005

Screen print

19 3/4 x 13 3/4 in 50 x 35 cm

Edition

Edition of 10

In the Soup Cans series, Banksy offers a modern reinterpretation of Andy Warhol's iconic artwork, catering to the disillusioned contemporary observer. By portraying a Tesco Value soup can, Banksy satirizes the influence of corporations contributing to wealth inequality and critiques the consequences of the consumerism endorsed by Warhol. The repetition of the soup can image, limited to just one flavor, accentuates the absence of choice associated with poverty. Unlike Warhol's emphasis on various Campbell's soup flavors, Soup Cans by Banksy recurrently presents the title Tomato Soup with a deadpan aesthetic, providing a critical commentary on capitalist society.

Price on Application

Auction History

Banksy - Soup Can (Yellow/Cherry Red/Blue)

Soup Can (Yellow/Cherry Red/Blue) · Banksy · Sotheby's · 2021-03 · $175,670

Banksy - Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream

Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream · Banksy · Christie's · 2021-04 · $174,427

Banksy - Soup Can - Purple / Orange / Blue

Soup Can - Purple / Orange / Blue · Banksy · Sotheby's · 2020-12 · $126,000

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