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Chum Vs Astroboy - Signed Print by KAWS 2002 - MyArtBroker

Chum Vs Astroboy
Signed Print

KAWS

£5,000-£7,500Value Indicator

$10,000-$15,000 Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,500 Value Indicator

¥45,000-¥70,000 Value Indicator

6,000-9,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥950,000-¥1,420,000 Value Indicator

$6,500-$9,500 Value Indicator

-3% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2002

Size: H 90cm x W 64cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of KAWS’s Chum Vs Astroboy (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,000 and £7,500. This screenprint, created in 2002, has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market on 24th October 2008. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,152 in December 2018 to £7,500 in March 2019. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is -3%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2020Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
May 2016Bonhams Hong Kong Hong Kong
October 2008Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Depicted in simple white lines on a black background this scene is reminiscent of early animation sketches or even Keith Haring’s subway drawings, executed by the late Pop artist in chalk. KAWS made his name in a similar way to Haring, doctoring advertising panels he found in the bus stops and phone booths of Manhattan to introduce a wider audience to his uncanny cast of characters and eschewing the traditional art school to gallery trajectory. Speaking of his beginnings as a street artist KAWS has said “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.” This desire to reach people is evident in works such as these where KAWS adopts well-loved figures and presents them in a new way, ensuring his work stays fresh for both new and older audiences alike.

His method of working often with editions – through his Companion toys as well as his series of screen prints – is representative of his savvy understanding of the current art market and also recalls the repetitive techniques involved in the making of cartoons. Originally adopted from the world of commercial printing, screen printing – or serigraphy as it is also known – was first adopted for the purposes of fine art by Andy Warhol in the 60s. His large scale prints of iconic faces – from Marilyn Monroe to Elvis via Chairman Mao – soon made him as famous as his subjects as well as incredibly influential to future generations of artists. The process involves exposing an image onto a silk screen which can then be inked hundreds of times to create a multi layered work. The process lends itself well to KAWS’ work and while in Chum vs Astroboy the artist has chosen a monochrome palette, giving this deceivingly simple print the impression of a lithograph or drawing, elsewhere in his editions he pushes the possibilities of the medium to the max.