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Takashi Murakami

Japanese · b. 1962 · Painter, Sculptor

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work… (Wikipedia)

$6,080,000≈ £4,346,583≈ €5,087,440Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumRed Demon and Blue Demon with 48 ArhatsPhillips1,540lots offered2007–2026years recorded87%sold (1,326)$2.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats by Takashi Murakami, 2013, acrylic, gold and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board, in 5 parts, sold Jun 2021Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 ArhatsPhillips · $6,080,000≈ £4,346,583≈ €5,087,440Sign up to see
  2. Flower Parent and Child by Takashi Murakami, 2018-2020, gold leaf on bronze, sold Mar 2023Flower Parent and ChildPhillips · HK$14,002,000≈ $1,783,715≈ £1,444,654≈ €1,638,540Sign up to see
  3. MPGMP, 1960->2012 by Takashi Murakami, 2012, acrylic on canvas, sold May 2018MPGMP, 1960->2012Phillips · HK$7,300,000≈ $930,531≈ £698,964≈ €797,029Sign up to see

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  1. Feeling Hollow by Takashi Murakami, 2015, acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas laid down on aluminium, sold Oct 2024
    Feeling Hollow, 2015
    Acrylic · Canvas
    100 x 100 cm (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    £63,500≈ $82,975≈ €75,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Flowers of Hope by Takashi Murakami, 2019, acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame, sold Oct 2024
    Flowers of Hope, 2019
    Acrylic · Canvas
    41.7 x 33.5 cm. (16 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 21
    HK$1,143,000≈ $147,218≈ £111,775≈ €133,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$1,000,000–2,000,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Me and Kaikai and Kiki by Takashi Murakami, 2009, Farbserigrafie auf leichtem Karton, sold Sep 2024
    Me and Kaikai and Kiki, 2009
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 178/300
    68 x 68cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 82
    €1,320≈ $1,478≈ £1,103Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  4. 727 by Takashi Murakami, 2016, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Sep 2024
    727, 2016
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 31/100
    I. 66.8 x 99.9 cm (26 1/4 x 39 3/8 in.) S. 76.9 x 109.9 cm (30 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 421
    £12,700≈ $16,876≈ €15,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  5. Chaos: Primordial Life; and DOB: Myxomycete by Takashi Murakami, 2017, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2024
    Chaos: Primordial Life; and DOB: Myxomycete, 2017
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 47/300
    both S. 68.1 x 68.1 cm (26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 422
    £1,905≈ $2,531≈ €2,269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Dazzling Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness Within Thy Heart; This Merciless World; and Signal by Takashi Murakami, 2013; 2014; and 2015, Three offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2024
    Dazzling Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness Within Thy Heart; This Merciless World; and Signal, 2013; 2014; and 2015
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 58/300
    all S. 69 x 53 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 423
    £8,255≈ $10,969≈ €9,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Reversed Double Helix - Black Head Brown Body; and And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method) by Takashi Murakami, 2005; and 2012, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2024
    Reversed Double Helix - Black Head Brown Body; and And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method), 2005; and 2012
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 120/300
    Reversed Double Helix S. 103.2 x 73.1 cm (40 5/8 x 28 3/4 in.) And Then S. 50 x 50 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 424
    £4,445≈ $5,907≈ €5,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. Open Your Hands Wide, Embrace Happiness!; and Champagne Supernova: Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes by Takashi Murakami, 2010; and 2013, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2024
    Open Your Hands Wide, Embrace Happiness!; and Champagne Supernova: Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes, 2010; and 2013
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 59/300
    Open Your Hands Wide S. 68.1 x 68.2 cm (26 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.) Champagne Supernova S. 73.9 x 53.2 cm (29 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 425
    £3,810≈ $5,063≈ €4,538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Multicolor Double Face: White by Takashi Murakami, 2020, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Sep 2024
    Multicolor Double Face: White, 2020
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 43/100
    I. 45.2 x 54.9 cm (17 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.) S. 50.2 x 59.9 cm (19 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 426
    £2,794≈ $3,713≈ €3,328Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  10. Mebae Smile by Takashi Murakami, 2022, Serigrafía 1 / 100, sold Sep 2024
    Mebae Smile, 2022
    Screenprint · ed. 77/100
    47 x 47 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 207
    MX$10,500≈ $540≈ £411≈ €487HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$11,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
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Takashi Murakami signature

769 catalogued lots by Takashi Murakami record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (66% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right78
  • on the reverse29
  • on the stretcher4
  • in the margin3
  • along the bottom2
  • lower centre2

Form

  • signed660
  • signed and dated78
  • initialled26
  • monogrammed2
  • with seals2
  • signed in pencil1

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About Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work draws from the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of postwar Japanese culture. He has designed covers for several hip hop albums, namely Kanye West's Graduation (2007), Future's eponymous fifth studio album (2017), West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts (2018), and Juice Wrld's posthumous The Party Never Ends (2024).

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