Live Auction 16896Modern and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Lot 517 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)

Repetition GL.A

Closed3 December 2020

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HKD 1,500,000

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YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Repetition GL.A
signed and dated ‘Yayoi Kusama 1996’, titled in Japanese (on the reverse)
acrylic and collage on canvas
41 x 31.8 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 ½ in.)
Painted in 1996

Anon. Sale, Shinwa Auction, 23 November 2014, lot 145
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner
Anon. Sale, Bonhams Hong Kong, 11 June 2016, lot 26
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
This work is accompanied by the registration card issued by the artist’s studio.

Specialist note

“The nets that I paint not only transcend me, they transcend the canvas. These nets continue to spread to the walls, and the ceiling. Ultimately, they cover the entire universe.”
– Yayoi Kusama