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Infant Print - Signed Print by KAWS 2006 - MyArtBroker

Infant Print
Signed Print

KAWS

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2006

Size: H 24cm x W 31cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of KAWS’s Infant Print (signed) is estimated to be worth between £10,500 and £15,000. This screenprint, created in 2006, has shown a consistent sales history with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 6 total sales since its entry to the market on 11th January 2011. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £8,127 in November 2019 to £12,750 in December 2020. 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
June 2020Christie's Hong Kong Hong Kong
March 2019Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong
November 2018Freeman's United States
October 2017Sotheby's Hong Kong Hong Kong
September 2017Phillips New York United States
January 2011Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

KAWS is notorious for having acquired a skeleton key for advertising boxes (the type you might see on a bus shelter). These slim spaces acted like frames for wall-based artwork that elevated his work above that of his contemporaries’ in the street scene. In this instance, the image of a ‘cute’ and wholly idealised baby is transformed into the Companion, Kaws’ iconic skull and cross-boned head. The iconic motif is emblazoned across the image although you can still see the underlying image, - it’s a mask.

The skull and XX crossed eyes recur frequently in the artist’s work. Their significance is of course enigmatic, but a fair reading is that it is suggestive of a deeper view of personality, a psychological x-ray that dissects personality and psyche and undermines the cosmetic exterior of his subject. The baby photograph is fully posed and intended to evoke an emotional response. Kaws’ intervention completely rejigs the image, indicating the fake-ness of the image and the futility of its intended meaning. It reveals nothing of the child depicted but portrays a glossy, instagramable concoction that is not a truthful thing. The baby is posed and becomes a cartoon without substance, as much - if not more - as one of the simple lined images that the artist daubs over it.

  • 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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