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Acrylic · Paper
Phillips · May 21, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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THE WAY HE KNOWS
Kaws (American, b. 1974) · 2010
$1,542,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,146,244≈ €1,363,114
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "KAWS.. 10" on the reverse · Kaws signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 84 x 48 in. (213.4 x 121.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010721)
- Date
- November 17, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 23
- Estimate
- $850,000 – $1,000,000 (≈ £631,642 – £743,108) (≈ €751,149 – €883,704)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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