Lot Essay
“Perhaps, by making works with children as the subject matter, I am projecting my wish not to forget to be – not a 'selfish child' but – 'like a child'.” – Yoshitomo Nara
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YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
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signed twice with artist's signature and dated twice ''91' (on the lower edge); signed, dated and inscribed ‘yoshitomo Nara ’91 in Seto in Japan I love you! Ich liebe euch! Michi 85 x 85’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
85 x 85 cm. (33 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1991
Untitled
signed twice with artist's signature and dated twice ''91' (on the lower edge); signed, dated and inscribed ‘yoshitomo Nara ’91 in Seto in Japan I love you! Ich liebe euch! Michi 85 x 85’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
85 x 85 cm. (33 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1991
Provenance
Galerie Humanite Nagoya, Japan
Private Collection, Japan
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's New York, 13 May 2015, lot 581
Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 October 2018, lot 595 (Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Japan
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's New York, 13 May 2015, lot 581
Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 October 2018, lot 595 (Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works Volume 1 - Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs, Tokyo, Japan, 2011 (illustrated, plate P-1991-020, p. 76).
Exhibited
Nagoya, Japan, Galerie Humanite, Cogitationes Cordium, 1991
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Galerie d’Eendt, Yoshitomo Nara, 1991.
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Galerie d’Eendt, Yoshitomo Nara, 1991.
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