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Lot 102
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Walking on the Sea of Death
Closed28 May 2023
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HKD 19,735,000
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YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Walking on the Sea of Death
titled in Japanese; signed, titled and dated; 'Walking on the Sea of Death YAYOI KUSAMA 1981' (underside)
sewn stuffed fabric, plastic fruits, fiberglass rowboat, silver paint sculpture
overall: 98 (H) x 236.5 x 231.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 93 1/8 x 91 1/8 in.)
boat: 58.4 (H) x 236.5 x 158.1 cm. (23 x 93 1/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1981
Walking on the Sea of Death
titled in Japanese; signed, titled and dated; 'Walking on the Sea of Death YAYOI KUSAMA 1981' (underside)
sewn stuffed fabric, plastic fruits, fiberglass rowboat, silver paint sculpture
overall: 98 (H) x 236.5 x 231.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 93 1/8 x 91 1/8 in.)
boat: 58.4 (H) x 236.5 x 158.1 cm. (23 x 93 1/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1981
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
Walking on the Sea of Death
titled in Japanese; signed, titled and dated; 'Walking on the Sea of Death YAYOI KUSAMA 1981' (underside)
sewn stuffed fabric, plastic fruits, fiberglass rowboat, silver paint sculpture
overall: 98 (H) x 236.5 x 231.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 93 1/8 x 91 1/8 in.)
boat: 58.4 (H) x 236.5 x 158.1 cm. (23 x 93 1/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1981
Walking on the Sea of Death
titled in Japanese; signed, titled and dated; 'Walking on the Sea of Death YAYOI KUSAMA 1981' (underside)
sewn stuffed fabric, plastic fruits, fiberglass rowboat, silver paint sculpture
overall: 98 (H) x 236.5 x 231.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 93 1/8 x 91 1/8 in.)
boat: 58.4 (H) x 236.5 x 158.1 cm. (23 x 93 1/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1981
The Artist
Fergus McCaffrey, New York
Acquired at the above by present owner in 2015
Fergus McCaffrey, New York
Acquired at the above by present owner in 2015
Yayoi Kusama: Beyond the Labyrinth, exh. cat., Kagawa, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Hokkaido, Kushiro Art Museum, 2003 (illustrated, p. 83).
Yayoi Kusama: Eternity-Modernity, exh. cat., The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2004 (illustrated, no. 102, p. 160).
Yayoi Kusama: Eternity-Modernity, exh. cat., The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2004 (illustrated, no. 102, p. 160).
Paris, Galerie Christian Cheneau, Yayoi Kusama, October – November 1986.
Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais and Dole, Musée Municipal de Dole, Yayoi Kusama, December 1986 – May 1987.
Nagano, Matsumoto City Museum of Art, Yayoi Kusama: Places for My Soul, April – June 2002.
Kagawa, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Hokkaido, Kushiro Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: Beyond the Labyrinth, June – November 2003.
Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art and Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, Yayoi Kusama: Eternity-Modernity, October 2004 – February 2005.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Yayoi Kusama: Eight Places for Burning Soul, February – April 2005.
Kumamoto, Contemporary Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: The Place for My Soul, July – October 2005.
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art and Wellington, City Gallery of Wellington, Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years, September 2009 – February 2010.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yayoi Kusama, July – September 2012.
Buenos Aires, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Yayoi Kusama: Obsessao Infinita, June 2013 – January 2015. This exhibition later travelled to Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil; Brasilia, Centro Cultural Banco de Brasil; Sao Paulo, Instituto Tomie Ohtake; Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo Internacional.
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Yayoi Kusama, October 2016 – January 2017. This exhibition later travelled to Høvikodden, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter; Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Helsinki, Helsinki Art Museum.
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors, June 2017 – January 2018. This exhibition later travelled to Los Angeles, Broad Art Museum.
Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais and Dole, Musée Municipal de Dole, Yayoi Kusama, December 1986 – May 1987.
Nagano, Matsumoto City Museum of Art, Yayoi Kusama: Places for My Soul, April – June 2002.
Kagawa, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art and Hokkaido, Kushiro Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: Beyond the Labyrinth, June – November 2003.
Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art and Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, Yayoi Kusama: Eternity-Modernity, October 2004 – February 2005.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Yayoi Kusama: Eight Places for Burning Soul, February – April 2005.
Kumamoto, Contemporary Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: The Place for My Soul, July – October 2005.
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art and Wellington, City Gallery of Wellington, Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years, September 2009 – February 2010.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yayoi Kusama, July – September 2012.
Buenos Aires, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Yayoi Kusama: Obsessao Infinita, June 2013 – January 2015. This exhibition later travelled to Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil; Brasilia, Centro Cultural Banco de Brasil; Sao Paulo, Instituto Tomie Ohtake; Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo Internacional.
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Yayoi Kusama, October 2016 – January 2017. This exhibition later travelled to Høvikodden, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter; Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Helsinki, Helsinki Art Museum.
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors, June 2017 – January 2018. This exhibition later travelled to Los Angeles, Broad Art Museum.
This work is accompanied by a registration card issued by the artist's studio.