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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THE WALK HOMEPhillips · May 2019$5,955,000≈ £4,649,075≈ €5,315,540Sign up to see
UNTITLED (FATAL GROUP)Phillips · Nov 2018$2,716,500≈ £2,123,427≈ €2,402,919Sign up to see
GRRR!Phillips · Nov 2019$2,180,000≈ £1,697,687≈ €1,982,359Sign up to see

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND: two prints, 2015
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 41/100
both S. 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.4 cm)
Phillips · Feb 2, 2026 · Lot 293
$4,128≈ £3,019≈ €3,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
THE THINGS THAT COMFORT, 2015
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 49/250
I. 81.4 x 58 cm (32 x 22 7/8 in.) S. 91.5 x 76.3 cm (36 x 30 in.)
Phillips · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 161
£10,320≈ $13,850≈ €11,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
Tension: one print, 2019
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 24/100
S. 89 x 58.5 cm (35 x 23 in.)
Phillips · Jan 20, 2026 · Lot 222
£2,838≈ $3,816≈ €3,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Four Foot Companion (Brown), 2007
Multiple
49 h x 22 w x 12 d in (124 x 56 x 30 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 17, 2025 · Lot 105
$38,100≈ £28,554≈ €32,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled IX (from the Urge portfolio), 2020
Screenprint
11¼ h x 8⅝ w in (29 x 22 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 17, 2025 · Lot 126
$3,810≈ £2,855≈ €3,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Gone (Brown/Blue), 2019
Multiple
14¼ h x 14¼ w x 5½ d in (36 x 36 x 14 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 17, 2025 · Lot 181
$1,016≈ £761≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Indonesia Holiday Figures (two works, Pink and Black), 2023
Multiple
11¼ h x 5 w x 2⅝ d in (29 x 13 x 7 cm)
Wright · Dec 16, 2025 · Lot 331
$381≈ £284≈ €324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
MAGIC, 2013
Acrylic · Canvas
diameter 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Phillips · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 32
£29,670≈ $39,494≈ €33,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
WARM REGARDS, 2008
Sculpture · ed. 5/10
17 x 9.3 x 2.7 cm. (6 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Dec 1, 2025 · Lot 64
HK$141,900≈ $18,220≈ £13,733≈ €15,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
Man’s Best Friend 7; and Man’s Best Friend 8, 2016
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 58/100
Both S. 88.9 x 58.4 cm (35 x 22 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 69
HK$70,950≈ $9,124≈ £6,942≈ €7,899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗

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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.

Placement

on the reverse137
lower right32
lower left7
along the bottom2
in the margin2
on the stretcher1

Form

signed and dated214
signed181
signed in pencil4
stamped signature1

Signed and dated "KAWS''97" on the reverse — UNTITLED, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
Signed, numbered and dated 'KAWS.. 40/50 99' lower edge — UNTITLED, Phillips, Jun 2, 2026
Signed and dated "KAWS..12" on the reverse — NYT, Phillips, May 21, 2026

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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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