Takashi Murakami
The Emperor's New Clothes
Auction Closed
May 19, 10:59 PM GMT
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Takashi Murakami
b. 1962
The Emperor's New Clothes
oil, resin and lacquer on fiberglass, velvet with gold embroidery, fur, rhinestones, fabric and acrylic
44½ by 44½ by 38½ in.
113 by 113 by 97.8 cm.
Executed in 2005, this work is number 1 from an edition of 2 unique color variants plus 1 artist's proof.
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in December 2006 by the present owner
Acquired from the above in December 2006 by the present owner
New York, Marianne Boesky Gallery, The Masked Portrait, February - March 2008, p. 56, illustrated in color (present example)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, T1: Takashi Murakami, November 2005 - March 2006, n.p. (another example exhibited)
Versailles, Murakami Versailles, September - December 2010, pp. 134-139, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, T1: Takashi Murakami, November 2005 - March 2006, n.p. (another example exhibited)
Versailles, Murakami Versailles, September - December 2010, pp. 134-139, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Yumi Yamaguchi, Warriors of Art: A Guide to Contemporary Japanese Artists, Tokyo, 2007, pp. 100-101, illustrated in color
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