Property from a New York Charitable Family Trust
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)

Pilgrim Heads

Price realised USD 1,290,000
Estimate
USD 350,000 – USD 550,000
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)

Pilgrim Heads

Price realised USD 1,290,000
Closed: 12 Nov 2021
Price realised USD 1,290,000
Closed: 12 Nov 2021
Details
YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Pilgrim Heads
signed and dated 'Nara '99' (on the reverse of each element)
acrylic, lacquer and cotton collage on fiberglass reinforced plastic, in five parts
each: 13 1⁄4 x 20 x 10 in. (33.7 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm.)
Executed in 1999. This work is from an edition of five.
Provenance
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000
Literature
N. Miyamura and S. Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Volume 1: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs 1984-2010, Tokyo, 2011, p. 267, pl. S-1999-002 (illustrated).
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