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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Sleepless Night Sitting, 2007
Sculpture · Other support · ed. 296/300
15(L) x 19(W) x 28(H) cm (sculpture)<br />36(L) x 26(W) x 24(H) cm (box)
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2017 · Lot 214
NT$1,800,000≈ $59,724≈ £46,258≈ €53,244Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$950,000–1,800,000View at Ravenel ↗
Silent, 1995
Acrylic · Paper
47.3 x 35.8 cm
Ravenel · Jun 4, 2017 · Lot 215
NT$1,800,000≈ $59,724≈ £46,258≈ €53,244Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$1,600,000–2,600,000View at Ravenel ↗
Last Warrior / The Unknown Soldier, 2000
Acrylic · Canvas
165 x 150 cm (64 7/8 x 59 in.)
Phillips · May 28, 2017 · Lot 11
HK$21,680,000≈ $2,781,978≈ £2,165,637≈ €2,484,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$20,000,000–30,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Study for Miss Spring, 2012
Acrylic · Canvas
60.3 x 55.1 cm (23 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Phillips · May 28, 2017 · Lot 34
HK$2,960,000≈ $379,827≈ £295,677≈ €339,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$2,500,000–3,500,000View at Phillips ↗
Six works: Untitled (Who Snatched the Babies), 2001-2002
Drawing · Paper
Each 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Phillips · May 28, 2017 · Lot 5
HK$2,480,000≈ $318,234≈ £247,730≈ €284,239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$1,200,000–1,800,000View at Phillips ↗
You, 2015
Drawing · Paper
64 x 49 cm (25 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Phillips · May 28, 2017 · Lot 59
HK$750,000≈ $96,240≈ £74,918≈ €85,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$380,000–580,000View at Phillips ↗
White Night Cat, 2002
Acrylic · Paper
22 x 14 1/8 in. (55.9 x 35.9 cm.)
Phillips · May 17, 2017 · Lot 202
$162,500≈ £125,337≈ €146,173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
In the Cloud, 2003
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 83/150
I. 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 23.8 cm) S. 16 5/8 x 13 in. (42.2 x 33 cm)
Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 385
$18,750≈ £14,810≈ €17,553Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
Star Island, 2003
Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
sheet 30.2 x 30.2 cm. (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.) frame 36.8 x 36.8 cm. (14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 386
$15,000≈ £11,848≈ €14,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Seek, 1999
Drawing · Paper
29.5 x 20.6 cm. (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Mar 10, 2017 · Lot 107
£40,000≈ $48,624≈ €45,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗

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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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