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YOSHITOMO NARA | O.T
Estimate
2,200,000 - 3,200,000 HKD
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Description
- Yoshitomo Nara
- O.T
- acrylic on canvas
- 72 by 78 cm. 28⅜ by 20¾ in.
signed and titled in English and dated 94 on the reverse
Provenance
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection, Japan
Christie's, Hong Kong, 31 May 2015, Lot 125
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Japan
Christie's, Hong Kong, 31 May 2015, Lot 125
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984 – 2010, Volume 1, Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, Japan, 2011, p. 107, illustrated in colour
Catalogue Note
Effectively transcribed in simple colours and deformed contours, his paintings blend dream and reality, human and animal senses; they recapitulate the child’s telepathic sympathy with the phenomenal world, making the audience feel as if it were their present perception. - Midori Matsui