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The edition
Artist
Banksy
Title
Rude Copper
Year
2002
Publisher
Pictures on Walls
Medium
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Edition size
Edition of 250, unsigned, plus a small group of signed and hand-finished examples.
Totals
80 signed · 200 unsigned
Sheet
23 5/8 × 15 3/4 in
Paper
wove paper
Signature
The standard sheets carry a red ink stamp of the artist's tag and a pencil number rather than a signature. The signed examples are inscribed by hand; the hand-finished ones carry a sprayed tag.
Printer
Pictures on Walls
Catalogue
Rude Copper — Pest Control
About
The first print Banksy put into circulation, and the one that set the tone: a uniformed constable giving the viewer two fingers. Before POW existed as a proper shop, these were being sold informally out of a car by Steve Lazarides, who was handling Banksy's affairs at the time. Because the main run is unsigned, a Rude Copper with a genuine signature is a different object altogether, and priced accordingly.
