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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Snoppy, 2010-2011
Multiple · ed. edition of 500
14(L) x 11(W) x 21.5(H) cm (Snoopy)
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2023 · Lot 325
NT$48,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$40,000–80,000View at Ravenel ↗
HOLIDAY UK ( White & Black)
Sculpture · ed. edition of 1000
19(L) x 13(W) x 42(H) cm (each)
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2023 · Lot 327
NT$60,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$50,000–100,000View at Ravenel ↗
UNTITLED, 1996
Acrylic · Canvas
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 370
$63,500≈ £50,943≈ €58,428Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
UNTITLED (DBZ2), 2007
Acrylic · Canvas
40 x 70 in. (101.6 x 177.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2023 · Lot 57
$1,875,000≈ £1,525,134≈ €1,748,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000,000–1,500,000View at Phillips ↗
NO ONE'S HOME; STAY STEADY; and THE THINGS THAT COMFORT, 2015
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 85/250
all I. various sizes smallest S. 29 1/8 x 33 1/2 in. (74 x 85.1 cm) largest S. 36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 150
$27,940≈ £22,870≈ €26,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
YOU SHOULD KNOW I KNOW, 2015
Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
S. 94.6 x 81.3 cm (37 1/4 x 32 in.)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 452
$12,700≈ £10,395≈ €11,945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (from the Urge portfolio), 2020
Screenprint
11 h x 8½ w in (28 x 22 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 354
$4,788≈ £3,890≈ €4,509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
BomB 1, 2000
Acrylic · Canvas
91.7 x 91.7 cm. (36 1/8 x 36 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 7, 2023 · Lot 119
HK$825,500≈ $105,400≈ £86,323≈ €99,782Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$700,000–1,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (from the Urge portfolio), 2020
Screenprint
11⅜ h x 8⅝ w in (29 x 22 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 28, 2023 · Lot 119
$4,788≈ £3,922≈ €4,543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled (from the Urge portfolio), 2020
Screenprint
11⅛ h x 8⅞ w in (28 x 23 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 28, 2023 · Lot 121
$4,032≈ £3,303≈ €3,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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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