Yoshitomo Nara

Japanese · b. 1959 · Painter, Printmaker

Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist. He lives and works in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Nara has had nearly 40 solo… (Wikipedia)

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Don't Cry; Backwards and Forwards; Broken Treasures; and Damn It All, 2012
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 36/50
all S. 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.9 x 29.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 110
$156,250≈ £111,903≈ €127,937Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
On the F-Word, 2002
Etching · Paper · ed. 8/35
I. 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (48.9 x 38.7 cm) S. 28 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (71.4 x 56.5 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 111
$43,750≈ £31,333≈ €35,822Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Green Eyes, 2002
Etching · Paper · ed. 8/35
I. 12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.5 x 22.5 cm) S. 19 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (48.6 x 37.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 112
$27,500≈ £19,695≈ €22,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
Pup Cup, 2003
Injection molded plastic
8 3/4 x 7 x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 414
$3,000≈ £2,149≈ €2,456Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Irgendwo Steinebergen als Tragbild), 1997
Drawing · Paper
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Phillips · Feb 28, 2018 · Lot 36
$47,500≈ £34,385≈ €38,890Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
After the Acid Rain (Day), 2010
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 36/50
S. 55.5 x 44.5 cm (21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jan 25, 2018 · Lot 84
£32,500≈ $46,329≈ €37,341Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
After the Acid Rain (Night), 2010
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 8/50
S. 55.5 x 44.5 cm (21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jan 25, 2018 · Lot 85
£30,000≈ $42,765≈ €34,468Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Goldfish (In the floating world), 1999
Print (other) · ed. 48/50
41.5 x 29.5 cm
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 211
NT$408,000≈ $13,599≈ £10,054≈ €11,442Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$320,000–550,000View at Ravenel ↗
Girl in a Box, 2001
Print (other) · ed. 40/100
S. 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.)
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 212
NT$480,000≈ $15,998≈ £11,829≈ €13,461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$320,000–550,000View at Ravenel ↗
Poindexter, 2010
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 22/50
S. 42 x 29.5 cm (16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)
Ravenel · Dec 3, 2017 · Lot 213
NT$600,000≈ $19,998≈ £14,786≈ €16,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$460,000–550,000View at Ravenel ↗

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Yoshitomo Nara signature

189 catalogued lots by Yoshitomo Nara record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (53% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

on the reverse42
lower right19
lower left8
along the bottom4
lower centre3
on the stretcher1

Form

signed123
signed and dated62
initialled3
with seals1

Numbered '52/52' lower left; further signed and dated 'Nara [in Japanese] 2002-04' lower right — Time Goes On, Phillips, May 20, 2026
(i) signed with the artist's initial and dated 'Na [in Japanese] 2005' on the reverse — Three Works: (i) Fuckin Politics; (ii) Midnight Tears Scarf; (iii) In the Milky Lake/ Thinking One Scarf, Phillips, May 20, 2026
Signed with the artist's initial and dated 'Na [in Japanese] 99' lower left — Untitled, Phillips, May 20, 2026

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About Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist. He lives and works in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since 1984. His art work has been housed at the MoMA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). His most well-known and repeated subjects are "big-headed girls" with piercing eyes, who one Nara scholar describes as having "childlike expressions [that] resonate with adult emotions, [their] embodiment of kawaii (cuteness) carries a dark humor, and any explicit cultural references are intertwined with personal memories."

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