Kaws
Man's Best Friend #5
2015
This screenprint depicts an animated character in a playful pose, rendered in the artist's signature cartoon style with bold outlines and expressive features. The work is printed on full sheets of premium Saunders Waterford paper, a traditional choice for fine art printing. The composition captures whimsy and contemporary pop aesthetics through simplified forms and engaging imagery. The piece exemplifies the artist's approach to merging street art sensibilities with fine art printmaking. Bold colors and graphic clarity define the visual impact of this work.
- Medium
- Screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper, the full sheets
- Dimensions
🔨 Auction Lot
Vanguarts — Contemporary Dialogue
April 23, 2026
Estimate: $4,000 – $8,000
Lot 57
Artists in conversation
Takashi Murakami
Japanese · b. 1962
Murakami similarly bridges fine art, street culture, and commercial design through instantly recognizable cartoon derived characters that appear across collectible figures, fashion collaborations, and gallery paintings, mirroring KAWS's signature approach to blending pop iconography with high art contexts.
Ron English
American · b. 1966
English pioneered culture jamming by subverting commercial advertising imagery in public spaces, directly paralleling KAWS's early practice of altering billboard and bus shelter ads, and both artists build their fine art practice on a foundation of repurposed corporate and pop cultural symbols.
Hebru Brantley
American · b. 1981
Brantley creates work rooted in graffiti culture that centers recurring stylized cartoon figures with emotional depth, collectible vinyl toys, and crossover appeal spanning street art, gallery exhibitions, and commercial partnerships in a manner closely aligned with KAWS's visual language and market presence.
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