Lot 126
  • 126

Kusama Yayoi

Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 HKD
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Description

  • Kusama Yayoi
  • Pumpkin 
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 14 by 18 cm; 5½ by 7⅛ in.
signed in English, titled in Japanese and dated 1996 on the reverse

Provenance

Private European Collection
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 October 2014, lot 704
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

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

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is some minor soiling around the edges and a spot of accretion located on the left edge, located 0.5 cm up from the bottom corner. No evidence of retouching observed when examined under ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Catalogue Note

“Pumpkins are lovable and their wonderfully wild and humorous atmosphere never ceases to capture the hearts of people. I adore pumpkins.”

- Kusama Yayoi