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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. Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness with Thy Heart; Skulls and Flowers Multicolor; and Zero One by Takashi Murakami, 2018; 2013; and 2016, Three offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jan 2023
    Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness with Thy Heart; Skulls and Flowers Multicolor; and Zero One, 2018; 2013; and 2016
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 135/300
    all S. 69 x 53.1 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 307
    £6,048≈ $7,489≈ €6,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Homage to Francis Bacon (Study of Isabel Rawsthorne); and Homage to Francis Bacon (Study of George Dyer) by Takashi Murakami, 2017, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jan 2023
    Homage to Francis Bacon (Study of Isabel Rawsthorne); and Homage to Francis Bacon (Study of George Dyer), 2017
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 89/300
    both S. 68.2 x 68.2 cm (26 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 308
    £6,300≈ $7,801≈ €7,197Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. A Sketch of Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) and an Excellent Day; and We Can Go Anywhere With Mr Fujiko F. Fujio And The Time Machine! by Takashi Murakami, 2020; and 2019, Two screenprints in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Jan 2023
    A Sketch of Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) and an Excellent Day; and We Can Go Anywhere With Mr Fujiko F. Fujio And The Time Machine!, 2020; and 2019
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 186/300
    both I. 50 x 50 cm (19⅝ x 19⅝ in.) both S. 60 x 60 cm (23⅝ x 23⅝ in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 309
    £5,670≈ $7,021≈ €6,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Spiral; and Parallel Universe by Takashi Murakami, 2014, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jan 2023
    Spiral; and Parallel Universe, 2014
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 99/300
    both S. 68 x 68 cm (26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 310
    £5,040≈ $6,241≈ €5,758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  5. Flowerball Red (Letter to Picasso) by Takashi Murakami, 2014, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    Flowerball Red (Letter to Picasso), 2014
    Lithograph
    28 dia in (71 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 358
    $2,772≈ £2,287≈ €2,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. 772772 by Takashi Murakami, 2015, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    772772, 2015
    Lithograph
    25¾ h x 38½ w in (65 x 98 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 370
    $3,780≈ £3,119≈ €3,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. 2 Arhats Meditating Amid the Hellfire of the Mound of the Dead by Takashi Murakami, 2013, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    2 Arhats Meditating Amid the Hellfire of the Mound of the Dead, 2013
    Lithograph
    26¾ h x 26¾ w in (68 x 68 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 374
    $1,965≈ £1,621≈ €1,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. If I Could Reach That Field of Flowers, I Would Die Happy by Takashi Murakami, 2010, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    If I Could Reach That Field of Flowers, I Would Die Happy, 2010
    Lithograph
    23⅝ h x 23⅝ w in (60 x 60 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 378
    $3,780≈ £3,119≈ €3,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. And Then, and then and then and then and then/Gargle Glop by Takashi Murakami, 2006, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    And Then, and then and then and then and then/Gargle Glop, 2006
    Lithograph
    19⅜ h x 19⅜ w in (49 x 49 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 380
    $2,772≈ £2,287≈ €2,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears) by Takashi Murakami, 2013, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jan 2023
    And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears), 2013
    Lithograph
    19½ h x 19½ w in (50 x 50 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 384
    $2,772≈ £2,287≈ €2,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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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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