Lot 118
  • 118

Yayoi Kusama

Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description

  • Yayoi Kusama
  • Numa
  • signed, titled in Japanese and dated 1992 on the reverse 
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 46 by 28 3/4 in. 116.8 by 73 cm.

Provenance

Gallery Ham, Nagoya
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is very light evidence of handling along the edges of the canvas which are taped. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, a few pinpoint and unobtrusive pink media accretions are visible along the upper left edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under Plexiglas. Please note that this work is accompanied by a registration card issued by the Yayoi Kusama Studio.
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Catalogue Note

"I am an obsessional artist. People may call me otherwise, but I simply let them do as they please. I consider myself a heretic of the art world. I think only of myself when I make my artwork. Affected by the obsession that has been lodged in my body, I created pieces in quick succession for my new '-isms.'"

Yayoi Kusama