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Ups and Downs 3 - Signed Print by KAWS 2013 - MyArtBroker

Ups and Downs 3
Signed Print

KAWS

£6,000-£9,000Value Indicator

$12,000-$18,000 Value Indicator

$11,000-$16,000 Value Indicator

¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator

7,000-11,000 Value Indicator

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¥1,150,000-¥1,720,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator

-11% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 2013

Size: H 88cm x W 57cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of KAWS's Ups and Downs 3 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £6,000 and £9,000. In the last five years, the hammer price ranges from £6,065 in August 2020 to £6,431 in September 2022. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 11%. This work is part of a limited edition of 100 and has been sold 3 times at auction since its initial sale in March 2019.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2022SBI Art Auction Japan
August 2020Christie's New York United States
March 2019Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong

Meaning & Analysis

Ups And Downs 3 is a signed screen print in colours on Saunders Waterford High White paper made by the ground-breaking American artist and designer, KAWS. The print depicts a pair of wide cartoon-style eyes rendered in two different tones of purple. KAWS adds his signature crosses to the eyes, a trademark feature of his visual language. While one eye can be seen in its entirety, with a blue cross obscuring the eye’s red pupil, the other eye is cropped due to the close-up angle of the composition. An open mouth is also visible, which showcases a set of multi-coloured teeth.

The large eyes and gaping mouth bring surrealist qualities to the print and the entire collection is permeated by abstract and surreal visual elements. The print is one of ten silkscreen prints that compose the Ups and Downs collection, made by KAWS in 2013 to mark the opening of his exhibition at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas. Each print in the collection is rendered in bright colours and captures a close-up portion of a cartoon character’s face.

KAWS’ visual style, as evidenced in this collection of prints, is identifiable by his experimentation with bold colours, his use of thick, gestural lines, as well as his incorporation of a set of distinct graphic shapes, such as crossed out eyes.

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