Lot Essay
"I recalled myself as a child who was talking to the cat, and rediscovered that sensitivity." — Yoshitomo Nara
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Cat
Details
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Cat
signed with the artist’s signature, titled, and dated ‘cat '93’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 cm. (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1993
Cat
signed with the artist’s signature, titled, and dated ‘cat '93’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 cm. (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1993
Provenance
Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten, Amsterdam
Private collection
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 23 May 2007, lot 201
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie's Hong Kong, 29 March 2018, lot 76
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 23 May 2007, lot 201
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie's Hong Kong, 29 March 2018, lot 76
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984 - 2010, Volume I: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs, Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, 2011 (illustrated, plate P-1993-032, p. 89).
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