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Lot 276
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Yoshitomo Nara

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Yoshitomo Nara
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 2003 on the reverse

  • coloured pencil on envelope
  • 12 by 23.5cm.; 4 3/4 by 9 1/4 in.

Provenance

Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2008

Literature

Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Vol. II, San Francisco 2011, p. 211, no. D-2003-164, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is much brighter, with the paper tone tending more towards a light lime green in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The envelope is hinged to the backing board at all four corners on the reverse. All tears and creases are original to the artist's choice of medium.
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