Monkey Queen

Last updated July 08, 2025

Monkey Queen is a series of signed and unsigned screenprints by the graffiti artist Banksy, released in 2003.

Description

Banksy's Monkey Queen is an inflammatory portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The monkey is pictured in the Queen's jewels and her coiffed hair, in front of a mod-style target background. The work was released as a series of 150 signed and 600 unsigned screenprints.^[1] A version of the work sold for £62,750 at Bonham's Banksy Online Sale in 2021^[2]

References

↑ "Banksy Monkey Queen | Meaning & History". Andipa Editions. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
↑ "Bonhams : Banksy (born 1974) Monkey Queen Screenprint in colours, 2003, on wove paper, signed and numbered 77/750 in pencil, published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet, in good condition, framedSheet 492 x 341mm. (19 3/8 x 13 3/8in.)". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

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[1] "Banksy Monkey Queen | Meaning & History". Andipa Editions. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[2] "Bonhams : Banksy (born 1974) Monkey Queen Screenprint in colours, 2003, on wove paper, signed and numbered 77/750 in pencil, published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet, in good condition, framedSheet 492 x 341mm. (19 3/8 x 13 3/8in.)". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

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