Lot Essay
“His characters often appear childlike yet possess an uncanny depth, their expressions hinting at hidden emotions—defiance, sadness, or even aggression.” ——Guy Hepner Gallery
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Mumps
Details
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Mumps
signed, signed again with artist’s signature, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Yoshitomo Nara ’93 110 x 110 cm “Mumps”’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
110 x 110 cm. (43 1⁄4 x 43 1⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1993
Mumps
signed, signed again with artist’s signature, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Yoshitomo Nara ’93 110 x 110 cm “Mumps”’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
110 x 110 cm. (43 1⁄4 x 43 1⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1993
Provenance
Galerie Humanité
Private collection
Shinwa Auction, 5 April 2008, lot 341
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection
Shinwa Auction, 5 April 2008, lot 341
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works 1984 - 2010, Volume I: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs, Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, 2011 (illustrated, plate P-1993-007, p. 84; listed, p. 379).
The Yoshitomo Nara Foundation, Yoshitomo Nara: The Works, digital, ongoing (illustrated, no. YNF923).
The Yoshitomo Nara Foundation, Yoshitomo Nara: The Works, digital, ongoing (illustrated, no. YNF923).
Exhibited
Nagoya, Galerie Humanité, Yoshitomo Nara: Be Happy, 12-30 October 1993. This exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Galerie Humanité, 29 November–18 December 1993.
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Wendy Fang
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