Category
Painting
Medium
Oil
Type of Artwork
Original artwork
Certificate issued by
First owner Harvey Haddock gift from Banksy
Size of the artwork
62 x 53 x 5 cm(24.41 x 20.87 x 1.97 in)
Condition
good condition
Artwork description

Two ”Bowler Rats aka Sword Rats” on fridge door.
Aerosol spray via stencil.

Therats were sprayed by Banksy on his and his flat mate’s refrigerator
doors when Banksy stayed in Brighton with his “dogs body” Harvey
Haddock. Four rats were painted on two separate fridge doors. Later
dismantled for exhibition.

Haddock was also used by
Banksy as the model for the famous Banksy painting “Nighthawks”
depicting a drunk Englishman (Harvey Haddock) who has thrown a chair in
the window of the bar in Edward Hoppers famous painting Nighthawks.

Provenance:

-Harvey Haddock /Banksy. A gift from the artist.
-Private Collection, Brighton.
-Lamberty London
-Private collection

Please note that this work was is listed in Flickr´s "Banksy Pool Group".

The work is accompanied by a written statement from Harvey Haddock
confirming his long time relation with Banksy in the old days. Site and dates.

BANKSY
(1974)

Bowler Hat rats on Fridge Door (lower panel 2 rats)(2004)

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