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Gauntlet Gallery — Banksy Prints

Get Out While You Can (Unsigned)

Banksy · 2004 · Screen Print

Year2004

MediumScreen Print

Edition size50

EraStencil Boom Era

Collector7/10

Visual7/10

Historical6/10

ScarcityRare

Work Summary & Collector Notes

A black stencilled rat stands upright wearing a CND peace-sign medallion around its neck, holding a placard that reads "GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN" in dripping red hand-lettering. One of Banksy's signature rat works from his peak Pictures on Walls period, it fuses his most enduring motif with an anti-war/anti-establishment slogan delivered as urban graffiti caught mid-act.

Collector notes: Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 50. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

The rat is Banksy's self-acknowledged alter ego and the most recurrent character in his vocabulary, a near-anagram of "art" and a stand-in for the overlooked, marginalised urban underclass that scurries through the city. Here the rat is politicised: the CND peace medallion and the red protest-placard slogan turn it into an anti-war agitator, situating the print squarely in the climate of mid-2000s opposition to the Iraq War. The "Get Out While You Can" message reads simultaneously as a warning to the establishment and a sardonic nod to the viewer, embodying the dark humour and protest-as-vandalism ethos that defines Banksy's stencil work.

Collector Perspective

This is the unsigned edition from a total run of 50, making it one of the scarcer rat prints by edition size, though the unsigned status places it below its signed counterpart in value and demand.

Historical Context

Produced in 2004 at the height of Banksy's Stencil Boom era, when his fast street-stencil technique was crossing over into the print market via Pictures on Walls. The work belongs to a wave of rat-based images Banksy was deploying across Bristol and London walls in the early-to-mid 2000s. Its CND symbol and protest placard align it with the broad anti-war sentiment of the period following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, recasting the humble street rat as a placard-carrying demonstrator.

Documented Release Details

Object type: Editioned screenprint
Release date: 2004
Release-date note: Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
Medium and materials: Screen Print.
Edition details: Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 50.
Signature and marks: Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats Banksy's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: Produced in 2004 at the height of Banksy's Stencil Boom era, when his fast street-stencil technique was crossing over into the print market via Pictures on Walls. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2004.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation: Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
Authentication note: Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
Provenance note: Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to the release source named in the saved record. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

Banksy — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
Banksy (Q133600) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.

FAQ

What does this print depict?

An upright black stencilled rat wearing a CND peace-sign medallion, holding a placard with the dripping red slogan GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN.

How large is the edition?

The edition size is 50.

Is this print signed?

No.

What medium is it?

It is a screen print (screenprint), produced in 2004 and published through Pictures on Walls.

Who is Banksy?

Banksy is the anonymous England-based street artist who emerged from Bristol in the early 1990s, known for fast stencil work, dark humour, and anti-war and anti-establishment imagery including his recurring rat motif.