Banksy New Orleans sale
A post‑Katrina Banksy mural reportedly sold for $750,000 at auction and is now on display in New Orleans’ Presbytère museum — its long‑term location is reportedly uncertain. (wwltv.com) Local coverage confirms the sale and the museum display. (nola.com)
The piece entered the market through Hessink’s Banksy sale in the Netherlands on March 28, 2026, where it was listed as Lot 15 in the auction catalogue. (hessink.com) Hessink’s lot description identifies the work as “Gray Ghost Attacks Stick Figure” (New Orleans, 2008), executed in stencil, freehand and spray paint on a masonry wall and catalogued as a Type‑II Banksy street work. (hessink.com) The mounted wall section measures about 244 x 152.5 cm and carries an estimated weight of roughly 2,500 kilograms, details provided in the auction listing and condition notes. (hessink.com) Provenance on the catalogue lists a private New Orleans collection and the house published a pre‑sale estimate of roughly €600,000–€800,000 and a buyer’s premium of 25% for the lot. (hessink.com) Hessink’s entry notes the mural was painted on the side of a former firehouse at 514 Jackson Avenue in August 2008 and that Banksy incorporated an existing diagonal gray patch left by local anti‑graffiti vigilante Fred “Gray Ghost” Radtke into the composition. (hessink.com) The mural was conserved and moved into the Louisiana State Museum’s Presbytère as part of updates to the “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond” presentation, a relocation reported in coverage of the installation in 2025. (wgno.com; louisianastatemuseum.org) Auction and local reporting indicate the winning buyer has not been publicly identified, a point noted in coverage from The Times‑Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and partner outlets. (nola.com; wwltv.com)
