Corrupted Oil Jerry
Artwork by Banksy
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Corrupted Oil - Jerry, also called Crude Oil Jerry,[1] is a 2003 artwork by graffiti artist Banksy, using stencil of a cartoon mouse character Jerry on an oil painting.[2]
| Corrupted Oil Jerry | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Banksy |
| Year | 2003 |
| Subject | Jerry Mouse |
It was valued by English antiques expert and television presenter Jonty Hearnden at £150,000 in 2014, which was a rise in value of 30 times what the owner originally paid.[3]
Exhibitions
The work was first seen in one of Banksy's first major exhibitions Turf War in 2003.[4][5] It has been displayed in the Moco Museum of Amsterdam since 2016.[6]
Culture
In a 2024 BBC Culture analysis, American art critic Kelly Grovier argues that Banksy's Crude Oil Jerry (2003) exposes the romanticized falsehoods of John Constable's The Hay Wain (1821), revealing it as a "tinder-dry lie" in the face of industrialization. By adding the cartoon character Jerry Mouse holding a lit match to the pastoral scene, Banksy critiques the enduring, deceptive ideal of the British countryside, according to the article.[7]