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Takashi Murakami
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Takashi Murakami
- Chaos
- signed and dated '98 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas mounted to board
- 15 7/8 by 15 7/8 in. 40.3 by 40.3 cm.
Provenance
Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
Acquired by the present owner from the above in June 1998
Acquired by the present owner from the above in June 1998
Exhibited
Annandale-on-Hudson, Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, Takashi Murakami: The Meaning of the Nonsense of the Meaning, June - September 1999, cat. no. 19, p. 64, illustrated in color
Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Takashi Murakami: summon monsters? open the door? heal? or die?, August - November 2001, cat. no. 54, n.p., illustrated in color
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; The Brooklyn Museum of Art; Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst; Bilbao, The Guggenheim Museum, © Murakami, October 2007 - May 2009, n.p., illustrated in color
Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Takashi Murakami: summon monsters? open the door? heal? or die?, August - November 2001, cat. no. 54, n.p., illustrated in color
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; The Brooklyn Museum of Art; Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst; Bilbao, The Guggenheim Museum, © Murakami, October 2007 - May 2009, n.p., illustrated in color
Literature
Exh. Cat., New York, Japan Society Gallery, Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture, 2005, fig. 7.20, p. 283, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of overall wear and handling to the sides, edges and corners of the canvas, particularly in the bottom two corners where there is paint loss. There are two surface drip accretions along the top lateral edge of the canvas. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"By combining contemporary anime style and traditional Japanese painting motifs, Murakami makes an explicit statement on anime's role as the new face of Japanese Contemporary art."
Gabriel Ritter (quoted in "Takashi Murakami: Artist of Contemporary Japanese Subculture," Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Vol., 4, No. 1, Winter 2004, p. 47)
Gabriel Ritter (quoted in "Takashi Murakami: Artist of Contemporary Japanese Subculture," Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Vol., 4, No. 1, Winter 2004, p. 47)
Suzuki Kiitsu, Sliding doors depicting a wind god (detail), Late Edo Period, 1796-1858
© Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan / Bridgeman Images