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Takashi Murakami
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Takashi Murakami
- Pink Summer
- signed and dated 98 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas laid down on panel
- 70 by 100cm.; 27 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.
Acrylic on canvas laid down on wood panel
Provenance
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
Galleria Pinksummer and Newsantandrea, Genoa
Private Collection, Europe
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 5 February 2004, Lot 51
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner
Galleria Pinksummer and Newsantandrea, Genoa
Private Collection, Europe
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 5 February 2004, Lot 51
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Parco Gallery, Dob's Adventures in Wonderland, 1999
Genoa, Galleria Pinksummer and Newsantandrea, Murakami and Manetas, 2000
Trento, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Kids are Us, 2003, p. 25, illustrated in colour
Genoa, Galleria Pinksummer and Newsantandrea, Murakami and Manetas, 2000
Trento, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Kids are Us, 2003, p. 25, illustrated in colour
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, Parco Gallery, DOB in the Strange Forest, 2000, pp. 15-6
Kay Itoi, "The Wizard of DOB", in: Artnews, March 2001, pp. 21 and 136, illustrated in colour
Kay Itoi, "The Wizard of DOB", in: Artnews, March 2001, pp. 21 and 136, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection reveals two minute, short and unobtrusive rub marks to the top two corner tips. 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
"I spent nine years working in a preparatory school where I taught the students to draw flowers... At the beginning, to be frank, I didn't like the flowers... their smell, their shape - it all made me feel physically sick, and at the same time I found them very 'cute' ... My dominant feeling was one of unease, but I liked that sensation. And these days, now that I draw flowers rather frequently, that sensation has come back very vividly. I find them just as pretty, just as disturbing"
The artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Serpentine Gallery, Takashi Murakami, 2002, p. 84.
The artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Serpentine Gallery, Takashi Murakami, 2002, p. 84.