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Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b. 1959) · 2020

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $200,000 – $300,000 (≈ £159,795 – £239,693) (≈ €183,807 – €275,710)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic and colored pencil on corrugated board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Inscribed "don't tell me to grow up [in Japanese]" lower edge; signed, titled and dated "Untitled [in Japanese] 2020" on the reverse · Yoshitomo Nara signature
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38.2 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010523)
Date
May 16, 2023
Location
New York, United States
Lot
428
Estimate
$200,000 – $300,000 (≈ £159,795 – £239,693) (≈ €183,807 – €275,710)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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