BANKSY | Forgive us our trespassing

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In an extraordinary moment for Canterbury’s art scene, one of Banksy’s most recognised works, Forgive Us Our Trespassing, is now available for private viewings and for purchase. Priced at $5,000, this piece offers collectors a rare opportunity to own a fragment of street-art history, right here in Aotearoa.

Originally appearing in the 2010 documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, Forgive Us Our Trespassing captures the quiet tension between reverence and rebellion. A hooded figure haloed in graffiti, seeking redemption through defiance. It’s a visual prayer for the modern age, one that feels especially resonant in Christchurch, a city rebuilt on creativity and conviction.

The timing couldn’t be more fitting. With the Banksy exhibition set to open in Christchurch this December, the city’s relationship with street art comes full circle, from earthquake-scarred walls to world-class collections. Forgive Us Our Trespassing stands as both a prelude and a provocation: an artwork that challenges, redeems, and redefines what ownership of art truly means.

Private viewings are now open for serious collectors who want a chance to acquire not just a print, but a piece of cultural commentary that continues to shape how we see the streets and ourselves.

We begin this series with an extraordinary work now available for purchase by the Spanish master Joan Miró.

Joan Miró (1893–1983)

“Barcelona Series XXX, 1944”

A serigraph (silkscreen) from the renowned Barcelona Series of 1944, this work is Number 30 of the set of 50 compositions originally created from Miró’s transfer to stone. What makes this edition truly rare is its designation: Epreuve d’artiste (EA), or Artist’s Proof. Produced in very small numbers and reserved for Miró himself, Artist’s Proofs are considered more valuable than the standard edition.

Signed: “Miró 1944” lower right

Mark: EA, lower left (Artist’s Proof)

Edition: 300 copies (this proof outside the main run) An exclusive edition of 300 produced from the original plates Miró created by the Miro Foundation.

Size: 54cm x 71cm

Produced: Taller Vallirana, Barcelona, for the Fundació Joan Miró

The Barcelona Series has long been celebrated for its vitality: a universe of figures and creatures rendered with freedom and invention, expressing the subconscious and childlike wonder that defined Miró’s Surrealist legacy. Today, his works are housed in two dedicated museums: the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona (1975) and the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma (1981).

This particular piece offers collectors not only an accredited work of one of the 20th century’s most important artists, but also the intimacy of owning a proof that once symbolised Miró’s personal hold over his own creations.

Price $6500 NZD (framed)

Private viewings are available by appointment only. To inquire about this work or future offerings from The Collectors Page, contact Cantabrian Magazine directly.