Lot 25
  • 25

Yayoi Kusama

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Yayoi Kusama
  • Golden Shoe
  • signed and dated 1959 - 1966 on the underside
  • sewn stuffed fabric, shoe and gold paint
  • 17.5 by 24.5 by 8.5 cm. 6 7/8 by 9 5/8 by 3 3/8 in.

Provenance

Henk Peeters Collection, Hall (acquired directly from the artist)

Sotheby's, Amsterdam, The Henk Peeters Collection: From Informal to Zero, 11 June 2001, Lot 1028

Private Collection

Christie's, Amsterdam, 7 April 2014, Lot 29

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

The Hague, Galerie Ornis, Yayoi Kusama: 1950-1970, June – July 1983

Dusseldorf, Galerie Schoeller, Gruppe Zero, September – November 1988

London, Sotheby’s, S2 Gallery, Traumata: Bourgeois / Kusama, 23 February 2017, no. 11

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some extremely minor wear and associated rub marks in a few isolated places. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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