KAWS - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction Hong Kong Sunday, November 28, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Bape Gallery, Tokyo
    Private Collection
    SBI Art Auction Co., Tokyo, 2 February 2019, lot 356
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Literature

    Ian Luna and Lauren A. Gould, KAWS: 1993-2010, New York, 2010, p. 16 (another example illustrated)

  • 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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UNTITLED (ORIGINAL FAKE SERIES)

signed and dated ‘KAWS..02’ on the reverse
acrylic on canvas, in plastic bag with hang tag
package 25.5 x 19 cm. (10 x 7 1/2 in.)
canvas 15 x 12.5 cm. (6 x 5 in.)

Executed in 2002.

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 500,000 
€38,300-63,800
$38,500-64,100

Sold for HK$478,800

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction

Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2021