KAWS, Die Welt – Signed Print
By KAWS
Located in Hamburg, DE
KAWS (American, b. 1974) Die Welt, 2025 Medium: Archival pigment print on paper Dimensions: 57.3 × 40.2 cm (22 3/5 × 15 4/5 in) Edition of 100: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Mint
Archival Pigment
Man's Best Friend II Signed Silkscreen Print, KAWS, 2016, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' II by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend IV Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, 2016, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' IV by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend III Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Framed, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' III by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Blame Game X Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game VIII Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game IX Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game VI Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game V Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game IV Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game VII Screen Print by KAWS, Signed, Limited Edition, 2014
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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Blame Game I Screen Print by KAWS, Contemporary, Signed, 2014, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The measurements of the unframed print is approximately: 35 x 23 in. / 89 x 58 cm.
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What Party (Yellow) Screen Print, KAWS, Signed, 2020, Edition 51/100
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints.
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KAWS Untitled Orange Companion Signed Lithograph
By KAWS
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: KAWS Title: Untitled (Orange Companion) Medium: Lithograph on Paper Size: 17" x 17" sheet Inscription: Signed KAWS' companion has become an iconic figure in contemporary art...
Paper, Lithograph
Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 2
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 2 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 4
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 4 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 1
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 1 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 6
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 6 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 5
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 5 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 8
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 8 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 7
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 7 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 9
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 9 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE Title Page
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE Title Page Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 1...
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KAWS Untitled Green Image From the Urge Series Signed Limited Screenprint
By KAWS
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: KAWS Title: Untitled Green Image from the Urge Series Medium: Limited Edition Screenprint Sheet Size: 18" x 11" Image Size: 11.25" x 8.5" Frame Size: 19.25" x 16.725" x 1.25"...
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KAWS, 2016 hand signed offset lithograph poster from Yorkshire Sculpture Park UK
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS KAWS at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Hand Signed), 2016 Offset lithograph poster, uniquely signed and dated by KAWS 33 × 24 inches Signed and dated on the lower front Unframed Han...
Offset, Lithograph
MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' X Silkscreen Print, Signed, 2016, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' X by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend VII Silkscreen Print, Signed, Framed, 2016 Edition
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' VII by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend VI Silkscreen Print, Signed, Framed, 2016 Edition
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' VI by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' V Silkscreen Print, Signed, 2016, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' V by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend I Screen Print, Signed, Limited Edition, 2016
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' I by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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MBF: 'Man's Best Friend' VIII Silkscreen Print, Signed, 2016, Framed
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' VIII by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Man's Best Friend IX Silkscreen Print, Signed, 2016, Framed, 35x23 in
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Man's Best Friend' IX by KAWS is a signed, numbered, and dated silkscreen print, one of the ten in the portfolio series created in 2016.
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Blame Game III Silkscreen Print, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 30/100
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Blame Game' series by KAWS is an exceptionally rare collection of prints, with a total of ten in the portfolio series created in 2014.
Paper, Screen
Dissected Companion (Black) Screen Print, Signed, Edition of 100, 2005
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS. 93 from the edition of 100 (there were also 15 artist's proofs).
Paper, Screen
Dissected Companion (Grey) Screen Print, Signed Edition 61/100, 2005
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS.
Paper, Screen
What Party (Orange) Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition 33/100, Framed, 2020
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints.
Paper, Screen
No Reply Portfolio, 10 Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition PP 3/5, 2015
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
No Reply Portfolio by KAWS. Screenprint on wove paper. Each of the 10 screen prints are hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist.
Paper, Screen
Untitled (Snoopy), Cutout Screen Print on Paper, Signed, 2020, Edition 19/25
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print cutout on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP Hi-White paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 10.5 x 8 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame si...
Paper, Screen
Supermodel 2 Screen Print, Hand Signed, Street Art, 1999, Edition 7/50
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on Rives BFK wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 29.2 x 21 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size approx 34.5 x 2...
Paper, Screen
Untitled (Running Snoopy), Cutout Screen Print on Paper, Signed, Ed. 14/25, 2020
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print cutout on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP Hi-White paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 9 x 10 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size...
Paper, Screen
KAWS, Gone - Screenprint incl. Limited Edition Catalogue, Signed Print
By KAWS
Located in Hamburg, DE
KAWS (American, b. 1974) Gone, 2019 Medium: Screenprint on Arches Aquarelle 300gsm (incl. limited edition catalogue for the exhibition of KAWS: Companionship in the Ages of Lonelines...
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Kaws Print, Pop Art, Archival Pigment, Signed, Limited Edition of 100
By Zoe Moss
Located in New York, NY
Fine art pigment print 40cm x 50cm Limited Edition of 100 Signed and embossed by the artist
Archival Pigment
KAWS Book Phaidon Edition Brooklyn What Party Signed Edition Of 500
By KAWS
Located in Draper, UT
Condition: Book is in pristine condition and only opened to photograph the signature. Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Hand Signed By The Artist in Black Sharpie, KAWS 2021... Fram...
Black and White
Unique Cloud Drawing, hand signed, dated and inscribed to Caroline, in monograph
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Unique Cloud Drawing, inscribed to Caroline Original drawing done in silver marker. Hand signed, inscribed and dated. Held in hardback monograph 11 × 8 3/4 inches Boldly hand s...
Permanent Marker, Offset
Unique Hand Signed and dated drawing held on title page of Australian monograph
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Original drawing held in Australian monograph, 2019 Original marker drawing held inside hardback monograph: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness Boldly signed and dated with ...
Board, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 3
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 3 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1...
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Original KAWS Signed Screenprint, 2020, URGE 10
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: URGE 10 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 173/250 Image Size: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" Sheet Size: 17" x 12 ...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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KAWS - SHARE Hand signed & numbered - Modern Art Companion & Pink BFF Grey Pink
By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KAWS - SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fram...
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By KAWS
Located in Madrid, Madrid
SHARE Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Stonehenge gray paper Edition number: 118/500 Size: 50.8 x 40.6 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never framed Obse...
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Chum Print
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed Open Edition Kaws Print
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Signed KAWS artist book 2010 (KAWS Colette Rizzoli blue cover)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hand signed & dedicated by KAWS at an exclusive 2010 in-store book signing event.
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
In the beginning, Brian Donnelly was just a kid from Jersey City, New Jersey, who got into the graffiti thing. KAWS was his tag, chosen simply because he liked the way it looked. Today, KAWS creates all kinds of art — there are KAWS figures and toys, sculptures and colorful drawings, paintings and prints that appropriate pop phenomena like the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.
In the late 1990s, the artist, a 1996 graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, was making a living as an illustrator for the animation studio Jumbo Pictures. Like young Hansel and Gretel with their trail of crumbs, KAWS would mark the morning route to his downtown Manhattan office with “subvertising,” “interrupting” fashion advertisements by adding his colorful character Bendy, its sinuous length sliding playfully around the likes of a Calvin Klein perfume bottle or supermodel Christy Turlington.
These creations gained a following, to the point where work posted in the morning would disappear by lunchtime. Even in those early days, KAWS was hot on the resale market.
“When I was doing graffiti,” he once explained, “it meant nothing to me to make paintings if I wasn’t reaching people.”
Instead of seeking entrée to the elite New York art world (which, frankly, wasn’t looking for a street artist anyway), KAWS moved to Japan, where a flourishing youth culture welcomed visionaries like him.
In 1999, he partnered with Bounty Hunter, a Japanese toy and streetwear brand, to release his first toy. Companion — an eight-inch-tall vinyl reimagining of Mickey Mouse, with a skull-and-crossbones head and trademark XX eyes — debuted with a limited run of 500. It sold out quickly.
Companion was the first of more than 130 toy designs, which came to include such characters as Chum, Blitz, Be@rbrick, BFF and Milo, each immediately recognizable as KAWS figures by their XX eyes. Fans have proved insatiable. In 2017, MoMA’s online store announced the availability of a limited supply of KAWS Companion figures; as avid collectors logged on to stake their claim, the website crashed — multiple times.
Companion is the most visible of the KAWS posse, appearing over the past decade in new postures and combinations in monumental KAWS statues and other works. These include Along the Way (2013), an 18-foot-tall wooden sculpture of two Companions leaning on each other for support; Together (2016), two Companions in a friendly embrace, which debuted during an exhibition of KAWS’s work at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in Texas; and KAWS:HOLIDAY (2018), a 92-foot-long inflatable Companion floating on its back in Seoul’s Seokchon Lake. The sculptures were re-created as toys, blurring the lines between art and commerce.
KAWS’s visual language may be drawn from cartoons, but his work doesn’t necessarily evoke childlike joy.
“My figures are not always reflecting the idealistic cartoon view that I grew up on,” he explains in the catalogue for the Fort Worth exhibition. “Companion is more real in dealing with contemporary human circumstances . . . . I think when I’m making work it also often mirrors what’s going on with me at that time.”
KAWS's résumé reads like a record of major 21st-century pop-culture moments. It includes his work with streetwear brands like A Bathing Ape and Supreme; his design for the cover of Kanye West’s 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak; and his collaboration with designer Kim Jones on the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2019 collection, Jones’s debut as the fashion brand’s creative director.
Learn how to spot a fake KAWS art toy, and browse authentic KAWS figures, prints, sculptures and mixed media works on 1stDibs.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.