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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HK$123,725,000≈ $15,944,441≈ £11,268,952≈ €13,088,525Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMissing in ActionPhillips2021599lots offered2005–2026years recorded90%sold (529)$21.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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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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Lookin' for a TreasurePhillips · Mar 2023HK$83,850,000≈ $10,681,652≈ £8,651,212≈ €9,812,283Sign up to see

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Untitled (M. & S. E-2010-003 - E-2010-012)
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 9/50
(i) 42.2 x 29.5 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (ii) 42.2 x 29.7 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.) (iii) 42.3 x 29.3 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.) (iv) 42 x 29.3 cm. (16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.) (v) 42.3 x 29.7 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.) (vi) 42.2 x 29.6 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (vii) 42.2 x 29.4 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (viii) 41.8 x 29.5 cm. (16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.) (ix) 42.1 x 29.6 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (x) 42.1 x 29.8 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 31, 2023 · Lot 144
HK$3,302,000≈ $420,642≈ £340,077≈ €386,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$2,500,000–3,500,000View at Phillips ↗
After the Acid Rain (Day Version)
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 49/50
55.7 x 44.1 cm. (21 7/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Phillips · Mar 31, 2023 · Lot 145
HK$457,200≈ $58,243≈ £47,088≈ €53,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
Hand Searching
Acrylic · ed. 138/150
31 x 12.2 x 14 cm. (12 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Mar 31, 2023 · Lot 146
HK$787,400≈ $100,307≈ £81,095≈ €92,236Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
Lookin' for a Treasure, 1995
Acrylic · Canvas
120 x 110 cm. (47 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 30, 2023 · Lot 13
HK$83,850,000≈ $10,681,652≈ £8,651,212≈ €9,812,283Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1998
Drawing · Paper
22.8 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023 · Lot 122
£41,910≈ $50,250≈ €47,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Little Wanderer, 2003
injection-molded and rotationally-molded plastic
10 h x 6¼ w x 7 d in (25 x 16 x 18 cm)
Wright · Jan 25, 2023 · Lot 188
$1,764≈ £1,431≈ €1,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Pup Cup, 2003
molded plastic
8¾ h x 7⅛ dia in (22 x 18 cm)
Wright · Jan 25, 2023 · Lot 190
$1,134≈ £920≈ €1,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
Dream Time (2011)
20 1/4” x 14 1/4” (51 cm x 36 cm)
León Gallery · Jan 21, 2023 · Lot 180
₱3,504≈ $64≈ £52≈ €59Price realizedSign up free to seeView at León Gallery ↗
123 Drumming Girls, set of three, 2020
Multiple
6 h x 2¾ w x 2⅛ d in (15 x 7 x 5 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 15, 2022 · Lot 361
$875≈ £710≈ €824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
I don’t want to grow up, 2010
Woodcut / linocut · ed. edition of 50
37.2 x 28.3 cm (14.6 x 11.1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 9, 2022 · Lot 123
€55,000≈ $58,075≈ £47,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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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