Lot 517
  • 517

KAWS | Companion (Passing Through)

Estimate
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • KAWS
  • Companion (Passing Through)
  • bronze
  • 120 by 71 by 65 cm; 47¼ by 28 by 25⅝ in.
Executed in 2010, this work is number 3 from an edition of 10 plus 2 AP

Provenance

Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There are minor surface irregularities on the arms, hands and occasionally throughout the work. Close inspection reveals minor media accretion.
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Catalogue Note

Originally [Companion] was in Hong Kong for Harbour City.  When I was invited to do the piece, I went and saw the site. And immediately I was like, 'God if I had to sit out here, I would just be mortified if this many people walked past me.' And that’s how that pose came. - KAWS