Lot 714
  • 714

Kusama Yayoi

Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Kusama Yayoi
  • Chrysanthemum
  • acrylic on canvas
signed in English, titled in Japanese and dated 1989 on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Private Collection
Mallet Japan, Tokyo, 27 July 2007, lot 87
Borobudur Fine Art Auction, Singapore, 19 January 2014, lot 162
Der-Horng Art Gallery, Tainan
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is accompanied with an artwork registration card issued by the artist's studio

Condition

This work is in good condition with mild surface accretion throughout. There is a pinpoint paint loss to the extreme upper left corner. There is a hairline scratch to the wings of the first butterfly to the top left corner and a vertical hairline surface scratch nearby which measures approximately 15 cm. When examined under ultraviolet light, there appears to be no evidence of restoration.
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