

Blek le Rat, Rat n★ (rat avec baguettes) - Small: Prices and Value Rat n★ (rat avec baguettes) - Small was made in 2020 with acrylic and spray paint on wood, measures 30x30 cm and is signed in original by the artist. Blek le Rat is nowadays considered one of the pioneers of Street Art, imitated by subsequent generations of street artists. With Blek le Rat, stencil graffiti and street art become one in unmistakable works that perfectly fits the urban space. In those years Blek le Rat began to paint with the stencil technique rats on the walls of Paris, rats that represent street art itself and its mission to spread and exist as an "alternative" world. Unique work by Blek le Rat, Rat n★ (rat avec baguettes) - Small represents on a white background the stenciled silhouette of a rat holding baguettes, a reference to France and Paris where Blek le Rat was born and started his artistic career.ĭistinctive mark of the artist, the rat is the protagonist of Blek le Rat’s works since the beginning of his artistic career in the eighties. In many ways, Banksy also uses the symbol of the rat as a way of aligning himself with the wretched and the underdogs whom he often speaks about or on behalf of in his works.Blek le Rat - Rat n★ (rat avec baguettes) - Small - Unique Work “If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved, then rats are the ultimate role model.” Instead, it seems he prefers monkeys for his original and editioned canvases. Given the relative importance of rats in the artist’s iconography and symbolism, Banksy has done a surprisingly few number of originals with them as the main protagonists. Banksy also realized numerous prints on paper in 2004, featuring various of his iconic rat characters. In terms of artistic output, Banksy has realized many murals featuring rats – mostly in England, and they tend to be smaller pieces.
