Gauntlet Gallery — Complete KAWS Index
Share — Black
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Share is a 2020 open edition vinyl sculpture released through KAWS's KAWSONE webshop on February 25, 2020, standing 12.4 inches tall. It depicts Companion — the gloved, skull-headed figure that anchors KAWS's practice — holding a miniature BFF doll in its left hand. The black colorway is fully tonal: a black Companion holding a black BFF, with the sculpted detail and X motifs doing the visual work. Share released in three colorways — black, brown (with a blue BFF), and grey (with a pink BFF) — at $360 retail. It is an unnumbered open edition, and its composition was inverted later that year in the Take figure, where BFF carries Companion.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Open Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Share is one of the clearest statements of the caretaking theme that runs through KAWS's late-2010s work: the adult-scaled Companion holding a childlike BFF the way a parent carries a favorite toy. It launched the mirrored pair with Take, and it sits in the named-sculpture lineage — Together, Along the Way, Clean Slate — that moved KAWS's gallery compositions into production vinyl. The all-black version is the most reductive and most in-demand treatment of the composition.
Collector Perspective
With 86 recorded resales and a median around $510 against a $360 retail, the black Share holds a steady premium and trades frequently enough to price with confidence. The recorded range spans $45 to $850 — sub-$100 results are loose or damaged examples, while clean boxed pieces transact in the mid-hundreds. As with most KAWS open editions, the black colorway commands the strongest demand of the three Share versions, helped by how well the tonal treatment photographs on a shelf. Latest recorded sale in our dataset: December 2025.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned sculpture / object
- Release date
- 2020
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Vinyl Figure.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: Open Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats KAWS's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2020.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to the release source named in the saved record. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- KAWSONE — official site — KAWS studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- KAWS — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- KAWS (Q3194367) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
Market Context
- Estimated value. The median of recorded public sale prices for this piece, matched by title and colorway. We use the median (not the average) because it resists outliers.
- Min / max sale. The lowest and highest individual recorded sale prices; the range shows dispersion, not a guaranteed band.
- Recorded comps. The number of independent comparable sales; reliability rises with sample size (1–2 sales are indicative only).
- Liquidity & sales volume. Our liquidity rating reflects sales velocity — the number of recorded comparable sales and how recent the latest sale is. More frequent and more recent sales rate as more liquid (Highly Liquid → Liquid → Moderate → Thin → Very Thin); a piece with no recorded public sales is Extremely Rare.
- Estimate confidence. A traffic-light read on how well the data supports the estimate: green high, yellow medium, red low / indicative.
- Data source & currency. Compiled from recorded public marketplace and auction sales of US$200 or more, in US dollars, as of the latest recorded sale shown. Coverage is not exhaustive.
- Not financial or investment advice. For collector reference only — not an appraisal, offer, or guarantee of resale value. Art is volatile and illiquid; do your own research. Use is subject to our Terms & Conditions.
FAQ
What does the KAWS Share figure depict?
Share shows KAWS's Companion character holding a miniature BFF doll in its left hand. The black version is tonal — both characters rendered in black, with the detail carried by the sculpt.
What is the edition size of Share (Black)?
Share is an unnumbered open edition. KAWS has never disclosed how many were produced, and no figure in the run carries an edition number.
Is the Share figure signed?
No — open edition vinyls are not individually signed by KAWS. Authentic examples carry molded copyright and production markings on the underside of the feet.
How do I avoid a counterfeit Share?
Fakes are common and increasingly convincing. Inspect the foot stamps, seam quality, and paint edges at the X eyes, and compare box printing against known-authentic examples — or simply buy from a trusted dealer who guarantees the piece.
How does Share relate to the Take figure?
They are deliberate inverses released the same year. In Share, Companion holds a small BFF; in Take, released that June, BFF holds a small Companion. Many collectors pair the two.
