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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Meditation, 1994
Screenprint · ed. 61/120
65.5 x 50 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 238
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$240,000–340,000View at Ravenel ↗
Golden Spirit
height 16in (41cm); width 6 3/4in (17cm)
Bonhams · Jun 7, 2019 · Lot 139
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
Hat, 1992
Acrylic · Canvas
15.8 x 22.7 cm
Ravenel · Jun 2, 2019 · Lot 113
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$5,500,000–6,500,000View at Ravenel ↗
Nets 49, 1998
Acrylic · Canvas
22 x 27.3 cm
Ravenel · Jun 2, 2019 · Lot 114
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$5,000,000–6,500,000View at Ravenel ↗
Ashtray, 1981
Acrylic · Canvas
15.8 x 22.7 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2018 · Lot 19
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$3,200,000–4,800,000View at Ravenel ↗
Chrismas ; Love Forever (a set of 2)
Sculpture · ed. 117/500
Christmas : 23(diameter) x 2(H) cm Heart : 11.2(H) x 11.5(W) x 3(H) cm
Ravenel · Jun 3, 2018 · Lot 105
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$60,000–100,000View at Ravenel ↗
The Me that I Adore (Teapot, cup set), 2013
Drawing · ed. 78/100
Cosmos: 20(L) x 12(diameter) x 14(H) cm (Bone china pot ) Love Forever, Heart, Flower, Cloud, Shine, Dream: 13.5(L) x 11(diameter) x 5(H) cm (Bone china tea cups x 6) Love Forever, Heart, Flower, Cloud, Shine, Dream: 12.3(L) x 10(diameter) x 6.5(H) cm (Bone china saucers x 6) Sun: 17.5(L) x 17.5(W) x 2(H) cm (Bone china cake plate x 6) Love: 11.5(L) x 11.5(W) x 2.5(H) cm (Bone china heart plate)
Ravenel · Jun 3, 2018 · Lot 134
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$550,000–750,000View at Ravenel ↗
Hat, 1995
Sculpture · ed. 6/30
10 x 14 cm
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 226
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$650,000–850,000View at Ravenel ↗
Petals in Early Summer, 1988
Acrylic · Canvas
38 x 45.5 cm
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 341
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$6,000,000–7,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Mushrooms, 1979
Drawing · Paper
24.2 x 27.3 cm
Ravenel · Jun 5, 2016 · Lot 214
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NT$360,000–550,000View at Ravenel ↗

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Yayoi Kusama signature

48 catalogued lots by Yayoi Kusama record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (73% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right11
in the margin1
on the reverse1
lower left1
on the base1

Form

signed26
signed and dated8
signed in pencil8
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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