Lot 342
  • 342

Yoshitomo Nara

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Yoshitomo Nara
  • (i) Dicke Bücher(ii) Baseball no. 1
  • (i) signed, titled and dated 96
    (ii) signed, titled and dated 97
  • coloured pencil, felt-tip pen and crayon on paper
  • each: 22.9 by 15.2cm.; 9 by 6in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Spain
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 15 October 2007, Lot 171
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

(i) Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984-2010: Works on Paper, Vol. II, Tokyo 2011, no. D-1996-025, p. 94, illustrated in colour
(ii) Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984-2010: Works on Paper, Vol. II, Tokyo 2011, no. D-1997-087, p. 109, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although Dicke Bucher tends more towards mint green, and Baseball no. 1 is brighter in the original. Condition: Both works are in very good condition. Each sheet is attached verso to its mount in several places.
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