LOT DETAILS

Materials:

acrylic and glitter on canvas

Measurements:

89.49 in. (227.30 cm.) (height) by 71.38 in. (181.30 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed, titled and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '06 The Little Star Dweller' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Hirosaki, Yoshii Brick Brew House, Yoshitomo Nara + graf: A to Z , July–October 2006, pp. 94-97 (illustrated in color). Art Tower Mito, Contemporary Art Center, The Door into Summer: The Age of Micropop , February–May 2007. New York, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Yoshimoto Nara , February–March 2009. New York, Asia Society, Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool , September 2010–January 2011, pp. 101 and 170-171 (illustrated in color)

Literature:

Y. Yamaguchi, Warriors of Art: A Guide to Contemporary Japanese Artists , Tokyo, 2007, pp. 108-109 (illustrated in color). Y. Nara, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Volume 1: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs 1984-2010 , Tokyo, 2011, pp. 201 and 390, no. P-2006- 003 (illustrated in color)

Provenance:

Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, acquired directly from the artist Private collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner