# Kusama Yayoi - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T08:05:31.768Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,731
- Lots with prices: 1,527
- First auction date: 2004-02-06
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-09
- Median realised price: $1,400
- Price range: $35 to $78,125,000

## Market Takeaway
Kusama Yayoi shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,691 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $25,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 196 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-01.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($25,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $600 and $1,100,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 33.6% (367 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 11.9% (130 sales)
- $10,000\+: 54.5% (596 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 196
- Previous 12 months sales: 508
- Recent 12 months median: $1,200
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-01
- Days since latest sale: 17
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Absolute Auction: 489 lots
- Christie's: 252 lots
- MDP Auction: 229 lots
- Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles: 209 lots
- Sotheby's: 132 lots
- Louiza Auktion & Associés: 118 lots
- Mallet Auction: 96 lots
- Bonhams: 74 lots
- Lux Auction: 55 lots
- New Art Est\-Ouest Auctions: 55 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-25 | Yayoi KUSAMA \(Né en 1929\) Pumpkin Green, 2011. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €480 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-ne-en-1929-pumpkin-green-2011-228-c-46a5732939
2. 2025-10-17 | Yayoi Kusama \- Pumpkin Snow Globe, 2018 | Louiza Auktion & Associés | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-pumpkin-snow-globe-2018-155-c-eacc9f4a17
3. 2025-09-16 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(Matsumoto, Japan, 1929\). "Pumpkin," \(Yellow\) 2021. Screen\-printed canvas. Unknown edition. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-matsumoto-japan-1929-pumpkin-yellow-2021-screen-printed-canvas-unknown-edition-155-c-24b4a1b8d2
4. 2025-09-16 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(Matsumoto, Japan, 1929\). "Pumpkin," \(Red\) 2021. Screen\-printed canvas. Unknown edition. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-matsumoto-japan-1929-pumpkin-red-2021-screen-printed-canvas-unknown-edition-144-c-9dd45e899f
5. 2025-08-05 | Yayoi Kusama \(Japanese 1929\) "Pumpkin" Figure | Akiba Galleries | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-japanese-1929-pumpkin-figure-221-c-22b4c428c4
6. 2025-06-26 | YAYOI KUSAMA | Koller Auctions | CHF 30,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-3733-c-1dc4cd88ec
7. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-924-c-cd649c03c8
8. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-923-c-c48f8c6320
9. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-922-c-00a8749489
10. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-921-c-d6f81817d9
11. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-920-c-9552bd9899
12. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-919-c-c11c870dab
13. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-918-c-4b63bd1844
14. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-917-c-8eeec558b1
15. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €340 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-916-c-a0c8ce6570
16. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-915-c-b019b105a2
17. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-914-c-685897ce55
18. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi KUSAMA \(Né en 1929\) , D’après. Pumpkin.2009. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-ne-en-1929-d-apres-pumpkin-2009-230-c-b31f4ab020
19. 2026-05-09 | Yayoi KUSAMA \(Né en 1929\) , D’après. Pumpkin. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-ne-en-1929-d-apres-pumpkin-229-c-579ba3be79
20. 2026-05-08 | Yayoi Kusama \(1929 Matsumoto – lebt in Tokio\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-matsumoto-lebt-in-tokio-147-c-1419628b7c
21. 2026-05-07 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(° 1929\) Yayoi Kusama signed screenprint \- dated 1999 and numbered 22/100 | DVC | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-1929-yayoi-kusama-signed-screenprint-dated-1999-and-numbered-22-100-725-c-5675b2f7a4
22. 2026-05-05 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(AFTER\), "Pumpkin", Resin sculpture., 10cm x 8cm x 8cm | Ozbid Auctions | A$550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-after-pumpkin-resin-sculpture-10cm-x-8cm-x-8cm-63-c-67cf3a3d3a
23. 2026-05-05 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(AFTER\), "Yellow Pumpkin", Authentic silkscreen print on cotton fabric., 90cm x 88cm | Ozbid Auctions | A$425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-after-yellow-pumpkin-authentic-silkscreen-print-on-cotton-fabric-90cm-x-88cm-37-c-6e525c2522
24. 2026-05-05 | YAYOI KUSAMA \(AFTER\), "Pumpkin \(Red & White\)", Resin Sculpture., 10cm x 9cm | Ozbid Auctions | A$400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yayoi-kusama-after-pumpkin-red-white-resin-sculpture-10cm-x-9cm-21-c-12e7aa933c

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