Lot 805
  • 805

Yoshitomo Nara

Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yoshitomo Nara
  • Moe No Suzaku
  • acrylic, coloured pencil on paper
signed in Japanese and dated '97 on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo

Exhibited

Japan, Nagoya, Parco Gallery, Done, Did, 3 December - 30 December, 1999
Japan, Nagoya, Parco Gallery, Super Flat, 28 April - 29 May, 2000
Japan, Yokohama Museum of Art, I Don't Mind, If You Forget Me., 11 August – 14 October, 2001; Ashiya City Museum of Art & History, 19 January – 31 March, 2002; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 7 April – 2 June, 2002; Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, 14 June – 28 July, 2002; Hirosaki, Yoshii Brick Brewhouse, 4 August – 29 September, 2002
Japan, Yokohama Museum of Art, Works by Nara Yoshitomo in Yokohama Museum of Art Collection, 21 January – 20 March, 2011

Literature

Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984 - 2010, Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, Japan, 2011, p. 102

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. The surface is slightly undulated, which is consistent with the artist's working method. There is a pinpoint paint loss at the top left corner. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light and out of its frame.
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