Gauntlet Gallery — Banksy Prints
Separation Wall - Horse Box
Work Summary & Collector Notes
A photographic giclee showing a tall grey concrete section of the Israeli West Bank separation wall under a clear blue sky, with a small white horse peering out of an upper window-like opening cut into the slabs and a dark doorway below, set against pale sandy ground. It belongs to Banksy's 2005-2006 Palestine body of work, made around his interventions painting the wall in Bethlehem, and is unusual for being a photographic image rather than his signature spray-stencil.
Collector notes: Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 56. 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 piece distills Banksy's Palestine project into a single quiet, unsettling image: a domestic detail (a horse looking out a window, framed like a horse box or stable door) trapped inside the monolithic concrete barrier that divides Palestinian communities. Where Banksy's wall murals used trompe-l'oeil escapism (children with balloons, painted tropical vistas, ladders), this horse-box motif turns the wall itself into an absurd, oversized enclosure, sharpening his anti-occupation, anti-establishment message. It documents one of the most politically charged interventions of his career, when he travelled to the West Bank to paint directly on the barrier, and it anticipates his later, larger Palestine statement, the Walled Off Hotel.
Collector Perspective
With an edition of only 56, this is a genuinely scarce Banksy by edition size, far tighter than his thousands-strong screen-print releases. Its giclee/photographic nature and Palestine subject make it a niche, thematically focused work rather than a mainstream blue-chip image like Girl with Balloon, so demand is narrower but the small print run supports value.
Historical Context
The work references the Israeli West Bank barrier, a roughly 8-metre concrete wall begun in the early 2000s that Banksy famously visited and painted on in 2005, leaving stencilled images of escape and freedom along the Bethlehem section. Dated 2006 and made during what is described as Banksy's Stencil Boom Era, the print sits within his Palestine & The Wall theme, alongside related images of the barrier. It predates and foreshadows the 2017 Walled Off Hotel, his hotel installation overlooking the same wall, underscoring how central the occupation became to his political art.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2006
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Giclee.
- Edition details
- Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 56.
- 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: The work references the Israeli West Bank barrier, a roughly 8-metre concrete wall begun in the early 2000s that Banksy famously visited and painted on in 2005, leaving stencilled images of escape and freedom along the Bethlehem section. 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 2006.
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 actually depict?
A tall grey concrete section of the Israeli West Bank separation wall against a blue sky, with a small white horse looking out of an upper window-like opening and a dark doorway below, on pale sandy ground, so the wall reads like an enormous horse box or stable.
What is the edition size?
The edition is 56, making it one of Banksy's smaller and scarcer print runs.
Is it signed?
Signed and unsigned examples exist; this is not designated an Artist Proof.
What is the medium?
It is a giclee print, a high-resolution inkjet edition based on a photographic image, which is unusual for Banksy compared with his spray-stencil and screen-printed works.
Who is Banksy?
Banksy is the anonymous England-based street artist who emerged from Bristol in the early 1990s, known for fast stencil technique, dark humour, and anti-war, anti-capitalist, anti-establishment imagery, much of it published as prints through Pictures on Walls.
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