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Etching · Paper · ed. 26/35
Phillips · Sep 17, 2026£18,060 ≈ $24,157 ≈ €21,041Sign up free to see price
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In the Water
Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b. 1959) · 2020
$133,350 price realized incl. premium
≈ £106,544≈ €122,553
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “colored pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "2020" on the reverse · Yoshitomo Nara signature
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (28.5 x 22.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010523)
- Date
- May 16, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 429
- Estimate
- $100,000 – $150,000 (≈ £79,898 – £119,847) (≈ €91,903 – €137,855)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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