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Lot 148

YAYOI KUSAMA (Japanese, born 1929)
Pumpkins
cast resin and painted in colours (2)
contained in the original presentation boxes
each hold the artist's copyright stamp at base
10 x 8.5 x 8.5cm (sculpture, each); 12.5 x 12.5 x 10.5cm (presentation box, each)

Estimate $600 - $800

Sold for $1,000


Private collection, Melbourne


These miniature pumpkin sculptures features the polka dot patterns and bold colours for which Kusama is perhaps best known. Kusama first used the pumpkin at the 1993 Venice Biennale for the Japanese pavilion and since then it has appeared in various iterations, often created in concert with several of her other practices, such as her soft, phallic-like sculptures and her installations of monstrous flora.

Prints and Multiples

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8778
6:00pm - 16 April 2025
Hawthorn

VIEWING
Fri 11 - Sun 13 April, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC

CONTACT
Hannah Ryan, 0435912625
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au


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