Kaws
American · b. 1974 · Painter, Sculptor
Brian Donnelly, known professionally as KAWS, is an American artist and designer whose work centers on repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
THE WALK HOMEPhillips · $5,955,000≈ £4,649,075≈ €5,315,540Sign up to see
UNTITLED (FATAL GROUP)Phillips · $2,716,500≈ £2,123,427≈ €2,402,919Sign up to see
GRRR!Phillips · $2,180,000≈ £1,697,687≈ €1,982,359Sign up to see
Kaws’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 1,009 auction results for Kaws between 2013 and 2026, of which 815 sold (81%). A further 35 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $129Sign up free to see to $6MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $6MSign up free to see for THE WALK HOME at Phillips in May 2019. The most common medium is multiples (271 lots). Most results come from Phillips (477), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (213) and Ravenel (118).
1,009 results · page 1 of 26
- UNTITLED, 1997HK$283,800≈ $36,170≈ £27,305≈ €31,854Sign up free to see
- TIME TOGETHER, 2024HK$206,400≈ $26,306≈ £19,858≈ €23,167Sign up free to see
- Running Chum #1, 2000$6,144≈ £4,638≈ €5,411Sign up free to see
- Running Chum #2, 2000$5,120≈ £3,865≈ €4,509Sign up free to see
- Running Chum #3, 2000$4,864≈ £3,672≈ €4,284Sign up free to see
- Warm Regards, 2005$4,864≈ £3,672≈ €4,284Sign up free to see
- $4,480≈ £3,382≈ €3,945Sign up free to see
- $4,480≈ £3,382≈ €3,945Sign up free to see
- $2,304≈ £1,739≈ €2,029Sign up free to see
- $5,760≈ £4,348≈ €5,073Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (35)
Lots by Kaws that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Kaws paintings (202)Kaws acrylic paintings (189)Kaws mixed media (10)Kaws works on paper (25)Kaws drawings (11)Kaws prints (564)Kaws lithographs (3)Kaws screenprints (269)Kaws multiples (271)Kaws sculpture (83)
Kaws: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Kaws at auction?
$5,955,000Sign up free to see, for THE WALK HOME at Phillips (May 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Kaws?
The median sale price is $11.4kSign up free to see across 753 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Kaws have sold at auction?
815 of 1,009 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026. 35 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Kaws?
Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Ravenel account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Ravenel
Kaws signature
400 catalogued lots by Kaws record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (75% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.
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About Kaws
Brian Donnelly, known professionally as KAWS, is an American artist and designer whose work centers on repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s. He initially painted these figures in 2D and later realized in 3D. Some of his characters are his own creations while others are reworked versions of existing icons.
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