KAWS
ASTRO BOY (KAWS version, original and grey colourway) (Set of Two)
Estimate: 60.000 - 90.000 HKD
Price realised: 138.600 HKD
Price realised: 138.600 HKD
Description
KAWS
b. 1974
ASTRO BOY (KAWS version, original and grey colourway) (Set of Two)
painted cast vinyl, with original product box respectively
each printed with Tezuka Productions copyright, fabricator and date on the underside
Executed in 2012, these works are designed by KAWS and produced by Medicom Toy and OriginalFake on the occasion of Astro Boy Debut 60th Anniversary as well as honoring the Osamu Tezuka-created character’s original 1952 black and white appearance. They are from an unnumbered limited edition.
37.7 by 16.5 by 13 cm. 14⅞ by 6½ by 5⅛ in. (each)
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KAWS B. 1974
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd., 20 June 2020, Lot 39 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner | --------------------------------------------------- | SBI 拍賣, 2020年6月20日,拍品編號39 | 現藏者購自上述來源
b. 1974
ASTRO BOY (KAWS version, original and grey colourway) (Set of Two)
painted cast vinyl, with original product box respectively
each printed with Tezuka Productions copyright, fabricator and date on the underside
Executed in 2012, these works are designed by KAWS and produced by Medicom Toy and OriginalFake on the occasion of Astro Boy Debut 60th Anniversary as well as honoring the Osamu Tezuka-created character’s original 1952 black and white appearance. They are from an unnumbered limited edition.
37.7 by 16.5 by 13 cm. 14⅞ by 6½ by 5⅛ in. (each)
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KAWS B. 1974
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd., 20 June 2020, Lot 39 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner | --------------------------------------------------- | SBI 拍賣, 2020年6月20日,拍品編號39 | 現藏者購自上述來源
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
The work ASTRO BOY (KAWS version, original and grey colourway) (Set of Two) by Kaws was sold in the Contemporary Showcase: Otaku Redux auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in September 2021. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 138,600.00 (€ 15,372.07), 54% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Kaws achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled (Kimpsons #1) in October 2019 with an auction result of HKD 57,877,000.00 (€ 6,615,255.49).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit ASTRO BOY (KAWS version, original and grey colourway) (Set of Two) von Kaws wurde im September 2021 in der Auktion Contemporary Showcase: Otaku Redux bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 138.600,00 (€ 15.372,07) und damit 54% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Kaws erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled (Kimpsons #1) im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 57.877.000,00 (€ 6.615.255,49).