Lot 602
  • 602

KUSAMA YAYOI | Butterfly

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yayoi Kusama
  • Butterfly
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 15.8 by 22.7 cm; 6ΒΌ by 9 in.
signed in English, titled in Japanese and dated 1990 on the reverse

Provenance

Private Collection, Japan
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is accompanied by an artwork registration card issued by the artist's studio.

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are minor scattered traces of soiling and wear along edges and corners of the canvas. Visible only under close examination, two pinpoint paint losses are observed, one located 2 cm from the right and 4.5 cm from the bottom edge, the other located 0.5 cm from the right and 5 cm from the bottom edge. Very minor yellow spots are visible under close inspection, scarcely scattered on the work's surface. When examined under ultraviolet light, pinpoint spots of paint scarcely scattered along the bottom and the right edge fluoresce in a neon pink hue. Please note that this work was examined within its frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
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