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The Night (No. 1)
Details
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
The Night (No. 1)
signed, titled and dated 'The Night (NO1) 1953 YAYOI KUSAMA' (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on paper
16 x 13 3/8 in. (40.8 x 34 cm.)
Painted in 1953.
The Night (No. 1)
signed, titled and dated 'The Night (NO1) 1953 YAYOI KUSAMA' (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on paper
16 x 13 3/8 in. (40.8 x 34 cm.)
Painted in 1953.
Provenance
Estate of Fred Wesley, New York, acquired from the artist
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 6 October 2005, lot 83
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 6 October 2005, lot 83
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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