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Kawsbob (black) - Signed Print by KAWS 2011 - MyArtBroker

Kawsbob (black)
Signed Print

KAWS

£3,850-£6,000Value Indicator

$8,000-$12,500 Value Indicator

$7,000-$11,000 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

€4,450-€7,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥760,000-¥1,190,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

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51 x 51cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 2011

Size: H 51cm x W 51cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: March 2025

Value Trend:

-13% AAGR

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2025
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
$4,150
$4,900
$6,000
November 2024
Nadeau's Auction
United States
November 2024
Leonard Joel, Melbourne
Australia
October 2024
Phillips New York
United States
October 2022
SBI Art Auction
Japan
October 2022
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
September 2022
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
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The value of KAWS's Kawsbob (black) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,850 and £6,000. This screenprint, created in 2011, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of nine total sales since its entry to the market in May 2022. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £3,485, across four total sales. The hammer price over the last five years has varied from £2,582 in November 2024 to £12,000 in October 2022. The average annual growth rate for this work is currently -13%. This artwork is part of a limited edition of 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

While SpongeBob’s large round eyes have been given the KAWS treatment, their pupils crossed out, his goofy smile and freckled cheeks remain instantly recognisable. This use of popular imagery speaks to KAWS’ ability to fit into the milieu of the everyman as well as the art collector. Speaking of his beginnings as a graffiti artist, which allowed him to proliferate his tag across Manhattan and New Jersey, he says, “When I was doing graffiti, my whole thought was, ‘I just want to exist.’ I want to exist with this visual language in the world… It meant nothing to me to make paintings if I wasn’t reaching people.” In this way KAWS is following in the footsteps of fellow Pop artists Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, working on the street and in editions to ensure his art reaches everyone. While his original artworks attract astronomical prices at auction his prints are still an affordable investment.

As well as creating screen prints of his work, KAWS has also collaborated with a number of streetwear brands ensuring even teens can wear one of his t shirts. He also sells his own line of Companion toys that have become his trademark collectable.

As contemporary art specialist Noah Davis has said, “No cartoon is safe from being consumed and turned into KAWS”, and in this work we see the artist’s powers of appropriation at their height, the flat art of the cartoon converted into a slick graphic screen print that will complement any collection of contemporary art. An artist at the height of his career KAWS continues to take the art world by storm with his irreverent approach to fine art, his unmistakable style winning the hearts of both kids and collectors.

  • American-born artist, KAWS, is renowned for his cartoon figures, prints and 'subvertisements'. Born in 1974 to the burgeoning New York graffiti and street art scene, KAWS has successfully combined fine art and pop culture to create his own lane in the urban art world. His distinct aesthetic, characterised by playful figures and a subversive take on pop culture icons, has earned him acclaim in both the art and mainstream realms. Most notable is his Companion figure which has achieved global critical and commercial success, and has formed collaborations with the likes of Nike and Dior Homme.

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