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Yoshitomo Nara
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Yoshitomo Nara
- Untitled
- signed on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas mounted on plywood
- 46.5 by 46.5cm.; 18 3/8 by 18 3/8 in.
- Executed in 1995.
Provenance
Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten - d'Eendt, Amsterdam
Private Collection, Amsterdam
Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, Twentieth Century Art, 5 June 2005, Lot 201
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Amsterdam
Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, Twentieth Century Art, 5 June 2005, Lot 201
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, San Francisco 2010, p. 122, no. P-1995-038, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is lighter and fresher in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In Nara’s world the naïve touches on the existential. The figures look both standardized and individually created and are full of stories and tales about childhood and youth. They seem exemplarily to embody the condition of contemporary human kind. They are always isolated, and with their numerous injuries, plasters, and bandages they stand for the perception of an extremely threatening world….the protagonists in Nara’s pictures providing a stark contrast to the notion of the “little child”.
Herausgeben von Doris Krystof and Bernhart Schwenk eds., Yoshitomo Nara, Hiroshi Sugito: Over the Rainbow, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, p. 73
Herausgeben von Doris Krystof and Bernhart Schwenk eds., Yoshitomo Nara, Hiroshi Sugito: Over the Rainbow, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, p. 73