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Yayoi Kusama
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
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Description
- Yayoi Kusama
- Universe Fireballs
- signed, titled and dated 2008 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 194 by 194cm.; 76 3/8 by 76 3/8 in.
Provenance
Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, Yayoi Kusama: Flowers that Bloom at Midnight, 2009
Milan, PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Yayoi Kusama: I want to live forever, 2009-10
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“The simple patterns of polka dots and nets were Kusama’s answer to the question of how she might express an infinitely expanding world and the result of her continued self-analysis…”
Akira Shibutami in: Exhibition Catalogue, Osaka, The National Museum of Art, Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity, 2012, p. 156.