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    • signed and dated 'KAWS..11' lower right; numbered '91/100' lower left

    • screenprint in colours on paper

    • image 50.1 x 49.9 cm. (20 x 20 in.)
      frame 53.3 x 53.1 cm. (20 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)

    • Published by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield and printed by Brand X Editions, New York in 2011, this work is number 91 from an edition of 100 plus 20 artist's proofs, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield.

  • Provenance

    The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield (donated by the artist)
    Mallet Japan, Tokyo, 20 September 2013, lot 213
    Walls Tokyo, Tokyo
    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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signed and dated 'KAWS..11' lower right; numbered '91/100' lower left
screenprint in colours on paper
image 50.1 x 49.9 cm. (20 x 20 in.)
frame 53.3 x 53.1 cm. (20 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)

Published by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield and printed by Brand X Editions, New York in 2011, this work is number 91 from an edition of 100 plus 20 artist's proofs, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield.

Estimate
HK$100,000 - 150,000 
€10,900-16,300
$12,800-19,200

Sold for HK$151,200

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