Bombing Middle England is a painting by graffiti artist Banksy. It is made of acrylic and spray paint on canvas, and depicts pensioners bowling with bombs in a manner reminiscent of Cinders McLeod's 1999 drawing Anarchic Granny.

In 2007, it fetched £102,000 at Sotheby's, twice its estimated value of £50,000. This marked the highest amount paid for one of Banksy's works to date, August 2018. In 2021 his half shredded version of ‘girl with balloon’ was sold for almost £20,000,000.[1]

The motif featured in Bombing Middle England was released as a limited edition series of screen prints in 2005 by publishers Pictures on Walls. The series consisted of 50 signed versions and 500 unsigned versions.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Record price for Banksy bomb art". BBC News. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Banksy Bomb Middle England Print History". Andipa Editions. Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.


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