# Kaoru Kawano artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/kaoru-kawano/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T11:56:17.587Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Japanese
- Common media: Printmaking

## About Kaoru Kawano

Kaoru Kawano was a Japanese printmaker whose authority records give the years 1916–1965. VIAF connects the romanized name Kaoru Kawano with the Japanese name 河野薫 and identifies the artist specifically as a printmaker. The available source pack does not establish a documented movement, school, detailed chronology, or recurring subject vocabulary, so those associations should not be inferred from auction titles alone. Collectors may encounter Kawano through prints and other works on paper offered under several romanized or Japanese name forms. Appraisily's collected market page includes public auction records matched to those names, with recorded sales extending from 1990 through 2026. Because broad auction classifications can mix different object types and attribution levels, individual works should be assessed through their medium, dimensions, inscriptions, edition information, condition, provenance, and relationship to closely comparable examples.

## Common works and media

Prints and works on paper are the clearest identity-aligned work types because VIAF describes Kaoru Kawano as a printmaker. Appraisily's matched auction data also uses broader classifications that include fine art and paintings, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those broad labels should be treated as search and cataloguing signals rather than proof that every listed object is characteristic or correctly attributed. For any candidate work, verify the precise process, support, dimensions, signature or seal, inscriptions, edition details, condition, and provenance before selecting comparable auction records.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's February 2026 market snapshot matched 494 auction records, of which 367 contained prices, across a recorded date range of 1990–2026. The observed results ranged from $10 to $2,070, with a reported median near $125, but these figures are descriptive rather than a prediction for a particular object. Appraisal should emphasize comparable works with similar medium, size, date, subject, condition, edition status, and attribution confidence. Signatures, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition or catalogue references, restoration, and surface quality may also affect comparability. Reported auction totals can differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private transactions and incomplete feeds may not appear in the dataset.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Private sales, incomplete feeds, fee-reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/308269812/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52148716
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/kaoru-kawano/