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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Missing in ActionPhillips · Jun 2021HK$123,725,000≈ $15,944,441≈ £11,268,952≈ €13,088,525Sign up to see
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Acrylic · ed. 23/150
31 x 12.2 x 14 cm. (12 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 10
HK$444,500≈ $56,727≈ £45,733≈ €53,145Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
In the Back Yard, 1995
pen on paper · Paper
image 23 x 29.5 cm. (9 x 11 5/8 in.) frame 41.8 x 50.5 cm. (16 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 6
HK$304,800≈ $38,899≈ £31,360≈ €36,442Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$240,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
Here Comes Your Man, 2000
Drawing · Paper
27.8 x 21.4 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2024 · Lot 21
£17,780≈ $22,122≈ €20,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, 2019
Lithograph
23½ h x 17⅝ w in (60 x 45 cm)
Rago Auctions · Apr 8, 2024 · Lot 176
$882≈ £699≈ €815Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, 2007
Drawing · Paper
33.2 x 24 cm. (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Mar 29, 2024 · Lot 23
HK$1,905,000≈ $243,459≈ £192,564≈ €225,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$800,000–1,200,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1995
Drawing · Paper
24.6 x 35.4 cm. (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Mar 29, 2024 · Lot 39
HK$1,651,000≈ $210,998≈ £166,889≈ €195,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$700,000–900,000View at Phillips ↗
Girl, 1999
Drawing · Paper
20.7 x 14.7 cm. (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 29, 2024 · Lot 40
HK$762,000≈ $97,384≈ £77,026≈ €90,078Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
Kitman holding ski poles (sukii-tokku wo motsu Kittoman), 1995
Drawing · Paper
39.7 x 29.7 cm. (15 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 29, 2024 · Lot 42
HK$635,000≈ $81,153≈ £64,188≈ €75,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
Star Island, 2003
Screenprint · Paper
11⅞ h x 11⅞ w in (30 x 30 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024 · Lot 308
$17,640≈ £14,039≈ €16,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
OSHITOMO NARA (Japan, 1959) for BOZART. "PupCup", 2003
Injection molded and rotomolded plastic Item 10062 In original box Open edition Sealed Manufactured by Cereal Art In good condition
Measurements: 19 cm (Toy height) 24 x 20 x 20 cm (box)
León Gallery · Jan 20, 2024 · Lot 545
₱72,096≈ $1,288≈ £1,015≈ €1,183Price realizedSign up free to seeView at León Gallery ↗

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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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