Sold|$19,995
Blame Game No. 4
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenrpint on Saunders Waterford 410gsm High White Paper Title: No. 4 Portfolio: Blame Game Year: 2014 Edition: PP 2/5 Sheet Size: 35" x 23" Signed: Signed and ...
Screen
Sold|$34,995
KAWSBOB (red)
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: screenprint on wove paper Title: KAWSBOB (red) Signed: Signed and numbered Year: 2011 Edition: 58/100 Framed Size: 25 1/2" x 25 1/2" Image Size: 20" x 20" Sheet ...
Screen
Sold|$34,995
KAWSBOB (black)
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: screenprint on wove paper Title: KAWSBOB (black) Signed: Signed and numbered Year: 2011 Edition: 31/100 Framed Size: 25 1/2" x 25 1/2" Image Size: 20" x 20" Shee...
Screen
Sold|$34,995
Presenting the Past
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper. Title: Presenting The Past Signed: Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Year: 2014 Edition: 42/250 with 50 artist proof...
Screen
Sold|$34,965
DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS. 12 from the edition of 100 (there were also 15 artist's proofs).
Paper, Screen
Sold|$49,950
DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS. 12 from the edition of 100 (there were also 15 artist's proofs).
Paper, Screen
Sold|$49,950
DISSECTED COMPANION (BLACK)
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
Sold|$49,950
DISSECTED COMPANION (GREY)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by KAWS.
Paper, Screen
Sold|$59,970
URGE (COMPLETE SET)
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Based off of a series of paintings currently showing at the Brooklyn Museum. The limited edition works consist of 10 high quality screen prints on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP Hi-Whit...
Paper, Screen
Sold|$79,950
SUPERMODEL 2
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on 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 27 inches. Fro...
Paper, Screen
Sold|$15,000
UNTITLED (ASTRO BOY)
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 14.5 x 4 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame si...
Paper, Screen
Sold|$10,500
UNTITLED (GARFIELD)
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 8.5 x 12.5 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame ...
Paper, Screen
Sold|$15,000
UNTITLED (RUNNING SNOOPY)
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
Sold|$165,000
NO REPLY PORTFOLIO
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
No Reply Portfolio by KAWS. Screenprint on wove paper. Each of the 10 screenprints are hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition PP of 5. Includes ten full sheets, ...
Paper, Screen
Visionaire 64 Art Portfolio (Blue)
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
The Blue edition features Lupita Nyong‚ Äôo, Ai Weiwei, Kate Upton, Dustin Hoffman, Psy, Kirsten Dunst, Kate & Laura Mulleavy with Catherine Opie, Cameron Diaz, Michael Stipe and KAW...
Lithograph, Screen
Sold|$59,950
YOU SHOULD KNOW I KNOW
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint on 425gsm Saunders Waterford HP paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition of 250. Published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York. Artwork is in excellen...
Paper, Screen
Companion - Original Screen Print by KAWS - 2000s
By KAWS
Located in Roma, IT
Companion is an original artwork by KAWS (born in Jersey City, 1974) Screen Print on paper Stamped by the Artist lower: Kaws Edition of 1200 specimens Good condition
Screen
Kaws Kate Moss Print (Unknown Edition)
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
Kat Moss Hugging KAWS Companion Doll
Screen
KAWS Skeleton set of 4 works (KAWS companion skeleton)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SKELETON 2021: complete set of 4 works: A set of 4 neon printed KAWS designed skeletons published in 2021 to commemorate Halloween. Each accompanied by its KAWS illustrated coll...
Paper, Lithograph, Screen
Sold|$300
Kaws
By John Baldessari
Located in East Quogue, NY
John Baldessari in collaboration with KAWS - Offset lithograph and screen print on paper 18 x 12 inch black & white portrait with embossed color interventions by John Baldessari.
Paper, Lithograph, Screen
KAWS URGE (KAWS ceramic plates)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS URGE This complete set of KAWS ceramic plates features KAWS' CHUM character and was published by The Brooklyn Museum on the occasion of the 2021 KAWS retrospective, KAWS: WHAT P...
Ceramic, Lithograph, Screen
KAWS URGE (KAWS ceramic plates)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS URGE This complete set of KAWS ceramic plates features KAWS' CHUM character and was published by The Brooklyn Museum on the occasion of the 2021 KAWS retrospective, KAWS: WHAT P...
Ceramic, Lithograph, Screen
Sold|$5,950
Untitled from URGE (Green)
By KAWS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
KAWS Untitled from Urge From the rare limited edition of 250 Original Silkscreen on paper Hand signed and numbered MINT Condition
Lithograph, Screen
Sold|$23,000
Ups and Downs 1
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford High White paper Title: No. 1 Portfolio: Ups and Downs Year: 2013 Edition: 88/100 Sheet Size: 35" x 23" Signed: Signed and numb...
Screen
Sold|$5,995
URGE No. 7
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
KAWS URGE 7 Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: No. 7 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: 209/250 Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1/2" Signed: Signed...
Screen
Sold|$5,995
URGE No. 7
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
KAWS URGE 7 Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: No. 7 Portfolio: URGE Year: 2020 Edition: AP 38/50 Sheet Size: 17" x 12 1/2" Signed: Signe...
Screen
Sold|$8,995
URGE No. 7
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
KAWS URGE 7 Artist: KAWS Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white Title: No. 7 Portfolio: URGE Signed: Signed and numbered Year: 2020 Edition: 214/250 Sheet Size: ...
Screen
Sold|$39,995
Presenting the Past
By KAWS
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: KAWS Medium: screenprint on paper Title: Presenting The Past Signed: Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Year: 2014 Edition: 104/250 (aside from 50 artist's proofs) Framed ...
Screen
Sold|$12,000
GONE
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint on Arches Aquarelle 300gsm paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Sheet size 15 x 12 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size approx 21 x 18 inches...
Paper, Screen
Chalk Logo Skateboard Deck Pink By KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Renowned for his reinterpretations of familiar characters, including his signature "Companion" figures, KAWS has made a significant impact on contemporary art, seamlessly bridging th...
Screen, Mixed Media
Sold|$1,250
Pink Companion Skeleton
By KAWS
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Rare neon skeleton designed by KAWS in 2007 for his OriginalFake brand during Halloween. Featuring his Companion Skull on a movable skeletal body. Manufactured by Medicom, the same c...
Screen, Cardboard
Sold|$35,000
LOST TIME
By KAWS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition of 100. Screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford Paper. Published by Pace Prints, New York. Artwork is in excellent condit...
Paper, Screen
Sold|$10,000
Kaws "No Reply" Portfolio #1
By KAWS
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 410gsm high white paper Edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated on recto Published by Pace Editions in 2015
Screen
Sold|$10,000
Kaws "No Reply" Portfolio #3
By KAWS
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 410gsm high white paper Edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated on recto Published by Pace Editions in 2015
Screen
Sold|$10,000
Kaws "No Reply" Portfolio #4
By KAWS
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 410gsm high white paper Edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated on recto Published by Pace Editions in 2015
Screen
Sold|$10,000
Kaws "No Reply" Portfolio #2
By KAWS
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Screenprint on Saunders Waterford 410gsm high white paper Edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated on recto Published by Pace Editions in 2015
Screen
Sold|$12,000
You Should Know I Know
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS is an American graffiti artist, painter, product designer, illustrator and toymaker who blurs the boundaries between fine and commercial art. Born Brian Donnelly in 1974, KAWS i...
Screen
Sold|$15,000
Urge (6)
By KAWS
Located in West Hollywood, CA
KAWS Urge (6) 2020; Silkscreen print on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white paper 17 x 12 3/5 inches Numbered 40 from the edition of 250 in the lower left Signed and dated in the l...
Screen
Sold|$35,000
THE THINGS THAT COMFORT
By KAWS
Located in Austin, TX
Screenprint in colors on wove paper 87/250 Published by: Pace Prints, New York Signed lower recto on foot, dated and numbered in pencil
Screen
Sold|$35,000
NO ONE'S HOME
By KAWS
Located in Austin, TX
Screenprint in colors on wove paper 87/250 Published by: Pace Prints, New York Signed lower recto on foot, dated and numbered in pencil
Screen
Sold|$35,000
STAY STEADY
By KAWS
Located in Austin, TX
Screenprint in colors on wove paper 87/250 Published by: Pace Prints, New York Signed lower recto on foot, dated and numbered in pencil
Screen
You Should Know I Know, 2015
By KAWS
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Screenprint 37 1/2 x 32 inches Edition of 250 Signed and numbered KAWS002A
Screen
Sold|$15,000
Tension 2
By KAWS
Located in Boca Raton, FL
KAWS Tension 2, 2019 Screen print on Saunders Waterford 425gm HP hi-white 35h x 23w in 88.90h x 58.42w cm 100
Screen
Sold|$12,000
Stay Steady
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS is an American graffiti artist, painter, product designer, illustrator and toymaker who blurs the boundaries between fine and commercial art. Born Brian Donnelly in 1974, KAWS i...
Screen
Sold|$29,000
Ankle Bracelet
By KAWS
Located in West Hollywood, CA
KAWS Ankle Bracelet, 2017 Screenprint 58 x 58 inches Edition of 50, signed
Screen
Chum vs Astro Boy
By KAWS
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20220713A01 KAWS [Chum vs Astro Boy] Screenprint Signed, and dated Edition of 50
Screen
Companion vs Pikachu
By KAWS
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20220719A01 Signed by the artist, dated 2002
Screen
Sold|$139,000
NO REPLY
By KAWS
Located in Miami, FL
The complete set of ten (10) screenprints including the original blue fabric covered portfolio cover with embossed title. Each artwork hand signed and dated lower right corner. Eac...
Screen
Sold|$50,000
Urge
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
2020 The complete set of 10 screenprints in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 17 x 12 1/2 inches, each Edition of 250 Each signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin Accompanied b...
Paper, Screen
The Blame Game 9
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS The Blame Game 9, 2014 Screenprint 35 x 23 inches Edition of 100
Screen
Sold|$133,250
Blame Game
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
2014 The complete set of 10 screenprints in colors Sheet: 34 7/8 x 22 7/8 inches, each Edition of 100 Each signed, dated and numbered in pencil Contained in original portfolio box
Screen
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.