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Man's Best Friend 1 - Signed Print by KAWS 2016 - MyArtBroker

Man's Best Friend 1
Signed Print

KAWS

£11,500-£17,000Value
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$22,000-$30,000 Value Indicator

$20,000-$29,000 Value Indicator

¥100,000-¥150,000 Value Indicator

13,500-20,000 Value Indicator

$110,000-$170,000 Value Indicator

¥2,140,000-¥3,170,000 Value Indicator

$14,500-$22,000 Value Indicator

5% AAGR (5YR)

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Medium: Screenprint

Format: Signed Print

Year: 2016

Size: H 89cm x W 58cm

Edition size: 100

Signed: Yes

Jasper Tordoff
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KAWS's Man's Best Friend 1 (signed) is a screenprint from 2016, estimated to be worth between £11,500 to £17,000. This artwork has had a total of 3 sales at auction to date. The hammer price has ranged from £8,955 in April 2020 to £19,380 in April 2021. The average return to the seller is £10,593, and the artwork has shown a steady increase in value with an average annual growth rate of 4%. The first sale at auction was in April 2020. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2020Digard - FranceMan's Best Friend 1 - Signed Print
April 2020Digard - FranceMan's Best Friend 1 - Signed Print
April 2020Digard - FranceMan's Best Friend 1 - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Man’s Best Friend 1 is part of the Man’s Best Friend Collection, a body of 10 screen prints, all of which depict Snoopy, the cartoon dog. The collection portrays the cartoon character in a new way, rendering him in a more abstract style, using thick black or white lines, scrawled onto the page. The composition of these prints is slightly disorderly, contrasting with Snoopy’s traditional, simple and clean aesthetic.

KAWS has a long history of appropriating cartoon characters and rendering them in his own, graphic style. Other notable characters that have featured in his artworks include the Smurfs, characters from Sesame Street and The Simpsons. KAWS’ love of animation and cartoons can be traced back to his studies at the New York School of Visual Arts where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration. KAWS also worked as a freelance animator for Jumbo Pictures, where he honed his excellent draughtsmanship, working on the backgrounds of animation series such as 101 Dalmatians, Daria and Doug.

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