Yayoi Kusama

Japanese · 1929–2026 · Painter, Sculptor

Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation. She was also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and… (Wikipedia)

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Pumpkin (a set of 5), 2002
Sculpture · ed. HC
9.5(L) x 9.5(W) x 7.5(H) cm (each)
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2017 · Lot 220
NT$1,080,000≈ $35,834≈ £27,755≈ €31,947Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$260,000–360,000View at Ravenel ↗
Ashtray, 1988
Print (other) · ed. 34/50
73 x 86 cm
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2017 · Lot 221
NT$720,000≈ $23,890≈ £18,503≈ €21,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$300,000–400,000View at Ravenel ↗
I Carry on Living with the Pumpkins, 2013
FRP, urethane paint
180(L) x 180(W) x 30(D) cm
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2017 · Lot 321
NT$31,200,000≈ $1,035,216≈ £801,809≈ €922,899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$28,000,000–36,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Pumpkin (Red & Yellow)
Japan · Paper
Rago Auctions · May 6, 2017 · Lot 800
$2,000≈ £1,546≈ €1,825Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Hand Bag for Space Travel, 2009
Mixed media · ed. 204/1000
11(L) x 5.8(W) x 2(H) cm (cellphone) 14(L) x 19.5(W) x 8.5(H) cm (case)
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 203
NT$96,000≈ $3,009≈ £2,366≈ €2,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$50,000–70,000View at Ravenel ↗
Dots Obsession, 2011
Mixed media · ed. 300/300
33(L) x 25.2(W) x 4(H) cm (mirror) 30(L) x 22(W) x 2(H) cm (book)
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 204
NT$72,000≈ $2,256≈ £1,775≈ €2,120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$70,000–90,000View at Ravenel ↗
The Me that I Adore (Teapot, cup set), 2013
Multiple · ed. edition of 500
28 cm (diameter) Future 23 cm (diameter) Fish 10 cm (diameter) x 6.5cm(H) Bone china cups 14 cm (diameter) Bone china dish 18 cm (diameter) Bone china plate
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 208
NT$240,000≈ $7,522≈ £5,916≈ €7,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$220,000–320,000View at Ravenel ↗
The Beginning of Life, 1987
Acrylic · Canvas
53 x 45.5 cm
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 307
NT$7,200,000≈ $225,648≈ £177,466≈ €212,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$4,000,000–6,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Pumpkin, 1998-2000
Sculpture · ed. 2/2
27(L) x 27(W) x 28(H) cm
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 309
NT$2,040,000≈ $63,934≈ £50,282≈ €60,077Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$800,000–1,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Pumpkin, 1998-2000
Sculpture · ed. 2/2
27(L) x 27(W) x 28(H) cm
Ravenel · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 310
NT$2,040,000≈ $63,934≈ £50,282≈ €60,077Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$800,000–1,000,000View at Ravenel ↗

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Yayoi Kusama signature

36 catalogued lots by Yayoi Kusama record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (78% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right7
lower left1
on the base1

Form

signed23
signed and dated7
stamped signature6

Edition: 8/100; signed lower right: Yayoi Kusama; dated and numbered lower left: 8/100 1963-83 — Infinity Nets 1963-83, Menzies, Apr 9, 2025
Screenprint signed and dated lower left: yayoi Kusama 2012; screenprint editioned lower right; Lambda print signed lower right: yayoi Kusama; Lambda print editioned lower left — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Louis Vuitton Deluxe Box Set, Leonard Joel, Nov 13, 2024
Sygn. i dat. p.d. ołówkiem: Yayoi Kusama 1982 — Pumpkin, 1982, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Nov 20, 2024

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About Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation. She was also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work was based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, art brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She was acknowledged as one of the most important artists to have come out of Japan, and was one of the world's top-selling female artists and ranked #19 in Sotheby's 2023 list of the top 50 artists. Her work influenced her contemporaries, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.

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