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Yayoi Kusama: career timeline

Japanese · 1929–2026 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 327 of 571 lots (57% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Yayoi Kusama: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s21$8.1kSign upEtching
1960s33$25.4kSign upScreenprint
1970s117$28.1kSign upOther
1980s5637$45.5kSign upAcrylic
1990s8960$61.5kSign upScreenprint
2000s6438$18.6kSign upSculpture
2010s9866$1.3kSign upSculpture

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1950s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$8.1kSign up
Average
$8.1kSign up
Typical size
15 × 16.5 in (38 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$25.4kSign up
Average
$35.3kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 17.5 in (53 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (1), Mixed media (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects
—

1970s 11 works

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7 of 11
Median
$28.1kSign up
Average
$32.7kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 9.5 in (27 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Other (4), Drawing (3), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Sunsets & night (1), Butterflies (1)

1980s 56 works

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37 of 56
Median
$45.5kSign up
Average
$96.9kSign up
Typical size
18 × 18 in (46 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (22), Screenprint (16), Mixed media (9)
Subjects
Birds (4), Butterflies (3), Flowers & still life (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 32 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 89 works

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60 of 89
Median
$61.5kSign up
Average
$262kSign up
Typical size
15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (27), Acrylic (27), Sculpture (19)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (5), Sea & coast (3), Sunsets & night (2)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 65 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 64 works

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38 of 64
Median
$18.6kSign up
Average
$80.4kSign up
Typical size
15 × 18 in (38 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (20), Screenprint (18), Etching (6)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (4), Sunsets & night (2), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 40 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 98 works

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66 of 98
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$29.4kSign up
Typical size
4.5 × 6 in (11 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (48), Screenprint (18), Print (other) (9)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1), Beach scenes (1)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 74 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

242 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works

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9 of 11
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$6.6kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 9.5 in (27 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Other (6), Mixed media (3), Sculpture (2)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1), Abstract (1)
Show 5 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 231 works

Sold
122 of 231
Median
$724Sign up
Average
$891Sign up
Typical size
4 × 3.5 in (10 × 9 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (167), Other (27), Lithograph (21)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 219 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Yayoi Kusama auction results →