Yayoi Kusama - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale Hong Kong Friday, October 6, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Japan
    Bonhams, Hong Kong, 21 November 2016, lot 185
    Acquried at the above sale by the present owner

  • Literature

    Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama Prints: 1979-2017, Tokyo, 2017, p.55 (illustrated)

  • Artist Biography

    Yayoi Kusama

    Japanese

    Named "the world's most popular artist" in 2015, it's not hard to see why Yayoi Kusama continues to dazzle contemporary art audiences globally. From her signature polka dots—"fabulous," she calls them—to her mirror-and-light Infinity Rooms, Kusama's multi-dimensional practice of making art elevates the experience of immersion. To neatly pin an artistic movement onto Kusama would be for naught: She melds and transcends the aesthetics and theories of many late twentieth century movements, including Pop Art and Minimalism, without ever taking a singular path.

     

    As an nonagenarian who still lives in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her studio every day, Kusama honed her punchy cosmic style in New York City in the 1960s. During this period, she staged avant-garde happenings, which eventually thrust her onto the international stage with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1980s and the 45th Venice Biennale in 1993. She continues to churn out paintings and installations at inspiring speed, exhibiting internationally in nearly every corner of the globe, and maintains a commanding presence on the primary market and at auction.

     
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Butterfly

signed, titled and numbered '61/100 "BUTTERFLY" 1985 yayoi Kusama' along the bottom edge
silkscreen print on Verin d'Arches paper
45.5 x 53 cm. (17 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1985, this work is number 61 from an edition of 100.

Estimate
HK$100,000 - 200,000 
€12,200-24,400
$12,800-25,600

Sold for HK$165,100

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+852 2318 2014
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 7 October 2023