Executed in 2003, Banksy’s ”Smiling Copper” is an early iconic image depicting a heavily armed officer masked with a bright yellow smiley face. Forged in his signature graphic style, the work takes its place within Banksy’s subversive pantheon of helmeted authority figures. Well-known for his anti-establishment wit, the artist has depicted policemen throughout his oeuvre, creating biting satirical images including Flying Copper, Kissing Coppers and Snorting Copper.

This chromolithography 62.5 x 25 cm, signed in the right lower side, in the band, in pencil, "BANKSY"; the stamp of the publishing house and bearing the number in the right lower side, in pencil ”27/150”, PRINTMAKING P.O.W”