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Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
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Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)

The Girl with the Knife in Her Side

Price realised USD 250,000
Estimate
USD 250,000 – USD 350,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)

The Girl with the Knife in Her Side

Price realised USD 250,000
Closed: 7 Oct 2020
Price realised USD 250,000
Closed: 7 Oct 2020
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Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
The Girl with the Knife in Her Side
signed in Japanese and dated ''93' (on the figure's leg)
acrylic, urethane, plastic, fabric, copper, glue and metal staples on painted metal base
overall: 14 x 8 x 8 in. (35.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1993. This work is unique.
Provenance
Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne
Private collection, Europe
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 May 2011, lot 345
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
N. Miyamura and S. Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Volume 1: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs 1984-2010, Tokyo, 2011, p. 252, no. S-1993-004 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Cologne, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Yoshitomo Nara, 1993.
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