YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959) Dog in Boy
signed with artist’s signature; titled and dated ‘Dog in Boy 95’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
59.8 x 44.6 cm. (23 1⁄2 x 17 1⁄2 in.)
Painted in 1995
Provenance
Blum & Poe, Santa Monica Private Collection, Los Angeles Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works Volume 1 -Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs, Tokyo, 2011 (illustrated, plate P-1995-026, p. 118). Yeewan Koon (ed.), Phaidon, Yoshitomo Nara, 2020 (illustrated, p. 66).
“I’m lonely. Music and animal have always given me solace. Compared to human interaction, I communicate better with animals, without relying on words.” -Yoshitomo Nara