Summer and Butterfly

Details

YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Summer and Butterfly
signed and dated ‘1989 Yayoi Kusama’, titled in Japanese (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
38 x 45.5 cm. (15 x 17 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1989

Provenance

Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 14 April 2007, lot 64
Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010

Further Details

This work is accompanied by the registration card issued by the artist’s studio.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

“I’m like a butterfly fluttering over hills and fields in search of a place to die, or a silkworm spinning silk, or a flower expressing its existence with a blush of red or purple. All I want is for human beings of every era to breathe the spirit and energy of their times and to face the future undaunted, with crimson flowers blooming.”
- YAYOI KUSAMA

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