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    • 2002

    • (i) signed, dated 'KAWS..03' and printed with the title and edition number '"CHUM" 500/135' on the underside of the right foot; further stamped with the artist’s name, title of work and date of manufacture '":CHUM"...©KAWS..02' on the underside of the left foot
      (ii) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM” 500/461 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside
      (iii) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM“ 1000/0349 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside
      (iv) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM” 500/342 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside

    • painted cast vinyl

    • each 35.6 x 21 x 10.8 cm. (14 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

    • (i) Executed in 2002, this work is number 135 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
      (ii) Executed 2002, this work is number 461 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
      (iii) Executed in 2002, this work is number 349 from an edition of 1000 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
      (iv) Executed 2002, this work is number 342 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.

  • Provenance

    (i)
    Private Collection
    Ravenel, Taipei, 2 December 2018, lot 112
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
    (ii)
    Private Collection
    SBI Art Auction, Tokyo, 2 February 2019, lot 350
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
    (iii)
    Private Collection
    Ravenel, Taipei, 2 December 2018, lot 112
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
    (iv)
    Private Collection
    SBI Art Auction, Tokyo, 15 July 2017, lot 287
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Hong Kong, AllRightsReserved, KAWS: PASSING THROUGH, 4 October – 24 December 2010 (another example exhibited)
    Berlin, me Collectors Room Berlin, ART & TOYS: Collection Selim Varol, 26 May – 16 September 2012 (another example exhibited)
    Toronto, Design Exchange, This is Not a Toy: Designer Toys as Contemporary Culture, 7 February – 25 May 2014 (another example exhibited)

  • Literature

    Monica Ramirez-Montagut, KAWS 1993-2010, New York, 2010, p. 18 (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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Four works: CHUM (i) (Black); (ii) (Pink); (iii) (Clear); (iv) (Yellow)

2002
(i) signed, dated 'KAWS..03' and printed with the title and edition number '"CHUM" 500/135' on the underside of the right foot; further stamped with the artist’s name, title of work and date of manufacture '":CHUM"...©KAWS..02' on the underside of the left foot
(ii) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM” 500/461 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside
(iii) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM“ 1000/0349 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside
(iv) stamped with the artist’s name, title of work, edition number and date of manufacture '“:CHUM” 500/342 :CHUM...©KAWS..02' on the underside

painted cast vinyl
each 35.6 x 21 x 10.8 cm. (14 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
(i) Executed in 2002, this work is number 135 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
(ii) Executed 2002, this work is number 461 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
(iii) Executed in 2002, this work is number 349 from an edition of 1000 and is accompanied by its original packaging.
(iv) Executed 2002, this work is number 342 from an edition of 500 and is accompanied by its original packaging.

Estimate
HK$25,000 - 45,000 
€3,000-5,400
$3,200-5,800

Sold for HK$187,500

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