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AN EYE FOR COLOUR: WORKS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Flower of Joy - Violet
Details
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Flower of Joy - Violet
signed and dated 'Takashi 07' (on the reverse)
acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board
15 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 2in. (40 x 40 x 5.1cm)
Executed in 2007
Flower of Joy - Violet
signed and dated 'Takashi 07' (on the reverse)
acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board
15 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 2in. (40 x 40 x 5.1cm)
Executed in 2007
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York.
Private Collection, Carouge.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 14 February 2013, lot 283.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private Collection, Carouge.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 14 February 2013, lot 283.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
C. Vogel, 'The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment', in The New York Times, 7 May 2007 (installation view at Gagosian Gallery in 2007 illustrated in colour, p. 5).
Exhibited
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Takashi Murakami: Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh - Open Wide the Eye of the Heart and Nothing is Invisible, 2007.
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