Lot Essay
“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
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Dog in Boy
Details
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
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
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).
Yeewan Koon (ed.), Phaidon, Yoshitomo Nara, 2020 (illustrated, p. 66).
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