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KAWS — Untitled (from Undercover set)
KAWS

Untitled (from Undercover set)

1999

This offset lithograph combines a vintage photograph of a person in a white tank top with playful cartoon elements, including a skull head with large ears and flowing turquoise organic shapes. The work exemplifies late 1990s appropriation art, merging found imagery with hand drawn illustrations in a collage aesthetic. The juxtaposition of the realistic human form against the graphic cartoon overlay creates a surreal, darkly humorous commentary on contemporary culture and identity. The composition plays with scale and dimensionality, inviting viewers to reconsider familiar imagery through a subversive artistic lens.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Lot 35 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Signed.

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EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 35

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KAWS, Untitled (from Undercover set), 1999

This offset lithograph combines a vintage photograph of a person in a white tank top with playful cartoon elements, including a skull head with large ears and flowing turquoise organic shapes. The work exemplifies late 1990s appropriation art, merging found imagery with hand drawn illustrations in a collage aesthetic. The juxtaposition of the realistic human form against the graphic cartoon overlay creates a surreal, darkly humorous commentary on contemporary culture and identity. The composition plays with scale and dimensionality, inviting viewers to reconsider familiar imagery through a subversive artistic lens.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
35.6 x 26 cm
Year
1999
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Surrealism, Visual Subversion, Youth Culture, Offset Lithograph, Street Art Influence, 1990s Art, Appropriation Art, Collage Technique, Mixed Media Aesthetic, Pop Art, Found Photography, Figurative Art, Identity Politics, Cartoon aesthetics, Skull Imagery, Contemporary Art, Human Form, Darkly Humorous, Cartoon Characters, Contemporary Drawing

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery