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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Ashtray, 1981
Acrylic · Canvas
15.8 x 22.7 cm
Ravenel · Jun 5, 2022 · Lot 227
NT$5,760,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$5,000,000–7,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Butterfly, 1979
Watercolor · Paper
27 x 24 cm
Ravenel · Jun 5, 2022 · Lot 241
NT$4,320,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$950,000–1,500,000View at Ravenel ↗
Talks about Love, 2011
Screenprint · ed. 3/30
46 x 56 cm
Ravenel · Jun 5, 2022 · Lot 258
NT$720,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$650,000–1,200,000View at Ravenel ↗
Pumpkins (a set of 5), 2002
Sculpture · ed. 96/130
8 (L) x 8 (W) x 9 (H) cm (each)
Ravenel · Jun 5, 2022 · Lot 259
NT$1,020,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$650,000–1,200,000View at Ravenel ↗
Waves (1), 1998
Screenprint · Other support · ed. 14/30
59.8 x 47.8 cm (image); 70.8 x 56.5 cm (sheet)
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2022 · Lot 019
NT$1,080,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$300,000–460,000View at Ravenel ↗
Yellow Pumpkin
Sculpture
4” (10 cm)
León Gallery · Apr 22, 2022 · Lot 784
₱23,360≈ $445≈ £346≈ €412Price realizedSign up free to seeView at León Gallery ↗
PUMPKINS (YELLOW/BLACK AND RED/WHITE)
Sculpture
10cm x 8cm x 8cm (4in x 3in x 3in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 202
£1,000≈ $1,309≈ €1,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,600–2,400View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Untitled
Sculpture
Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 333
£500≈ $657≈ €599HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
Untitled
Sculpture
Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 334
£550≈ $723≈ €659HammerSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Sworders ↗
Tsumari in Bloom Wrapping Cloth
Print (other) · Paper
41 3/4” x 41” (106 cm x 104 cm)
León Gallery · Mar 5, 2022 · Lot 154
₱105,120≈ $2,023≈ £1,525≈ €1,851Price realizedSign up free to seeView at León Gallery ↗

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Yayoi Kusama signature

35 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

signed22
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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