Yayoi Kusama - INTERSECT: Online Auction Hong Kong Thursday, March 24, 2022 | Phillips

Create your first list.

Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.

  • Provenance

    Private Collection, France
    Poly Auction, Hong Kong, 29 March 2018, lot 253
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • 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.

     
    View More Works

65

Pumpkin (set of 5)

each numbered '99/130' and printed with the artist's name, date and location of manufacture 'Yayoi Kusama 2002 LIMOGES FRANCE' on the underside
ceramic
each 8.2 x 9 x 10.5 cm. (3 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Published by FMR Trading, Hirakata in 2002, this work is number 99 from an edition of 130, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by FMR Limited, Osaka.

Estimate
HK$180,000 - 280,000 
€20,800-32,400
$23,100-35,900

Sold for HK$302,400

Contact Specialist

Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong 
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia 
+852 2318 2031
WatchesHK@phillips.com

Charlene Lau
Head of Jewels, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2039
JewelleryHK@phillips.com

INTERSECT: Online Auction

Online Auction 24 - 31 March 2022