“The drawings are his private musings. They are sometimes made on torn envelops and paper scraps and suggest impulsive doodling… Ultimately, they act as records of his personal anecdotes, impressions, and stories.”
— Yeewan Koon, Yoshitomo Nara
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York Private Collection Christie's, New York, Feburary 26 – March 10 2015, lot 5 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Noriko Miyamura and Shinko Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works Volume 2: Works on Paper, Tokyo, 2011, no. D-1996-083, p. 345 (illustrated, p. 98)
signed and dated 'Nara ’96' lower right pen and coloured pencil on paper 21.6 x 14 cm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) Executed in 1996, this work is registered in the Yoshitomo Nara Online Catalogue Raisonné under registration number YNF1683.