KAWS - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale Hong Kong Thursday, July 9, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Pace Prints, New York
    Private Collection, Asia
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    KAWS

    American • 1974

    To understand the work of KAWS is to understand his roots in the skateboard and graffiti crews of New York City. Brian Donnelly chose KAWS as his moniker to tag city streets beginning in the 1990s, and quickly became a celebrated standout in the scene. Having swapped spray paint for explorations in fine art spanning sculpture, painting and collage, KAWS has maintained a fascination with classic cartoons, including Garfield, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons, and reconfigured familiar subjects into a world of fantasy. 

    Perhaps he is most known for his larger-than-life fiberglass sculptures that supplant the body of Mickey Mouse onto KAWS' own imagined creatures, often with 'x'-ed out eyes or ultra-animated features. However, KAWS also works frequently in neon and vivid paint, adding animation and depth to contemporary paintings filled with approachable imagination. There is mass appeal to KAWS, who exhibits globally and most frequently in Asia, Europe and the United States.  

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND

2016
each signed, numbered and dated 'AP 20/20 KAWS..16' lower edge
complete set of 10 screenprints in black and white on Saunders Waterford High White paper
each 89 x 58.5 cm. (35 x 23 in.)
portfolio 93.3 x 62.5 cm. (36 3/4 x 24 5/8 in.)

Executed in 2016, this work is artist's proof 20 from an edition of 100 plus 20 artist's proofs, published by Pace Prints, New York, and is not accompanied by its original portfolio.

Estimate
HK$350,000 - 550,000 
€38,100-59,900
$44,900-70,500

Sold for HK$525,000

Contact Specialist
Danielle So
Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 9 July 2020