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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PumpkinRavenel · Jun 2019NT$198,560,000≈ $6,278,467≈ £4,974,225≈ €5,630,407Sign up to see
Pumpkin(B)Ravenel · Jul 2020NT$51,840,000≈ $1,757,894≈ £1,390,849≈ €1,538,235Sign up to see
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In the Insomnia Night River, 1975
Mixed media · Paper
39.5 x 54.5 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 038
NT$2,640,000≈ $86,486≈ £66,862≈ €78,753Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$1,600,000–2,400,000View at Ravenel ↗
Fresh Verdure, 1990
Acrylic · Canvas
22.7 x 15.8 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 117
NT$2,880,000≈ $94,349≈ £72,941≈ €85,912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$2,400,000–3,600,000View at Ravenel ↗
The Sea in the Evening Glow, 1995
Acrylic · Canvas
130.3 x 89.4 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 124
NT$51,840,000≈ $1,698,278≈ £1,312,933≈ €1,546,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$46,000,000–55,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
In Hope, 1988
Acrylic · Canvas
41 x 31.8 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 128
NT$10,800,000≈ $353,808≈ £273,528≈ €322,171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$10,000,000–20,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
Self-portrait, 1995
Screenprint · ed. 56/75
53.5 x 38 cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 236
NT$480,000≈ $15,725≈ £12,157≈ €14,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$130,000–220,000View at Ravenel ↗
Disappointment, 1994
Screenprint · ed. 103/120
65.5 x 50cm
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 237
NT$228,000≈ $7,469≈ £5,774≈ €6,801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$190,000–280,000View at Ravenel ↗
Vuitton Deluxe Box Set (a set of 3), 2012
Screenprint · ed. 74/111
78 x 55cm (box) 22.5 x 19 cm (book) 36.6 x 29.4 cm (print) 44.1 x 29.4 cm (photo)
Ravenel · Dec 1, 2019 · Lot 239
NT$780,000≈ $25,553≈ £19,755≈ €23,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$300,000–400,000View at Ravenel ↗
Ohne Titel (2 Mini-Pumpkins), 1993
Acrylic
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2019 · Lot 1386
€11,250≈ $12,355≈ £9,588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
Pumpkins, set of two, 2015
Sculpture
4 h x 3 dia in (10 x 8 cm)
Wright · Oct 17, 2019 · Lot 429
$1,063≈ £831≈ €957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Pumpkins (a set of 5), 2002
Sculpture · ed. 125/130
9.5(L) x 9.5(W) x 7.5(H) cm (each)
Ravenel · Jun 2, 2019 · Lot 101
NT$864,000≈ $27,320≈ £21,644≈ €24,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$500,000–700,000View at Ravenel ↗

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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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