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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Record prices
PumpkinRavenel · NT$198,560,000≈ $6,278,467≈ £4,974,225≈ €5,630,407Sign up to see
Pumpkin(B)Ravenel · NT$51,840,000≈ $1,757,894≈ £1,390,849≈ €1,538,235Sign up to see
The Sea in the Evening GlowRavenel · NT$51,840,000≈ $1,698,278≈ £1,312,933≈ €1,546,420Sign up to see
Yayoi Kusama’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
43 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
71 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 83 | 73 | 88% | $339kSign up | $119kSign up | $6.3MSign up |
| Acrylic | 56 | 46 | 82% | $441kSign up | $170kSign up | $6.3MSign up |
| Mixed media | 23 | 23 | 100% | $94.4kSign up | $32kSign up | $607kSign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 26 | 84% | $22.1kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $87.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 12 | 9 | 75% | $16.1kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $28.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 161 | 140 | 87% | $17.4kSign up | $5.8kSign up | $167kSign up |
| Etching | 11 | 11 | 100% | $69kSign up | $65kSign up | $137kSign up |
| Lithograph | 30 | 28 | 93% | $2.3kSign up | $367Sign up | $22.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 85 | 73 | 86% | $23.7kSign up | $16kSign up | $167kSign up |
| Print (other) | 28 | 23 | 82% | $7.5kSign up | $833Sign up | $60kSign up |
| Multiple | 7 | 5 | 71% | $5.6kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $13.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 208 | 155 | 75% | $15.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $681kSign up |
| Other | 45 | 33 | 73% | $13kSign up | $603Sign up | $80kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 33 | $857Sign up |
| 2025 | 93 | 56 | $572Sign up |
| 2024 | 58 | 45 | $960Sign up |
| 2023 | 45 | 36 | $1kSign up |
| 2022 | 57 | 49 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 36 | 32 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 29 | 27 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 37 | 32 | $38.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 32 | 29 | $28.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 24 | 22 | $47.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 13 | $23.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | $140kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | $21.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $38.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 15 | 13 | $107kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $47.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $24kSign up |