ID 1336557
Lot 608 | YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Estimate value
$ 800 000 – 1 200 000
Missing Mariana, Suni, Christina
acrylic and colored pencil on paper and cardboard, in four parts
installation dimensions: 27 ½ x 87 in. (69.7 x 221 cm.) (approx.)
Executed in 2005.
(i) Missing Mariana, Suni, Christina
acrylic on paper
20 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (51.4 x 37.5 cm.)
(ii) Mariana
signed with in Japanese, titled and dated '2005 MARIANA' (on the reverse)
acrylic and colored pencil on cardboard
27 ½ x 14 ¾ in. (69.7 x 37.5 cm.)
(iii) Suni
signed with in Japanese, titled and dated '2005 SUNI' (on the reverse)
acrylic and colored pencil on paper
20 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (51.4 x 37.5 cm.)
(iv) Christina
signed with in Japanese, titled and dated '2005 Christina' (on the reverse)
acrylic and colored pencil on paper
20 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (51.4 x 37.5 cm.)
Provenance
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Private collection
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 April 2014, lot 896
Private collection, Hong Kong
Anon. sale; Christie's, Hong Kong, 2 December 2021, lot 135
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
N. Miyamura and S. Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works-Works on Paper, vol. 2, San Francisco, 2011, pp. 227 and 382, nos. D-2005-007, D-2005-008, D-2005-009 and D-2005-010 (illustrated).
The Yoshitomo Nara Foundation, Yoshitomo Nara: The Works, digital, ongoing, no. YNF4046 (illustrated).
Artist: | Yoshitomo Nara (1959) |
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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Yoshitomo Nara (1959) |
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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
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