Lot 117
  • 117

Yoshitomo Nara

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yoshitomo Nara
  • Die Schwartze Catze (The Black Cat)
  • signed in Japanese and dated '93 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas

Provenance

Private Collection, Italy

Literature

Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2011, cat. no. P-1993-033, p. 89, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of a very minor paint loss along the upper edge, 12 cm to the left edge of the work, only visible under close examination. Under UV light, there is no evidence of restoration.
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