Auction sale reference

Yoshitomo Nara (JAPAN, B. 1959) Sleepless Night (Cat) acrylic on canvas 120 x 110 cm. (47 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)

Sold for HK$34,925,000 at Christie's on May 25, 2019.

Painting of a childlike figure with large catlike eyes and small fangs against a dark background.

Lot description

YOSHITOMO NARA (JAPAN, B. 1959) Sleepless Night (Cat) signed with artist’s signature and dated ‘99’ (on the reverse); titled ‘Sleepless Night (Cat)’ (on the stretcher) acrylic on canvas 120 x 110 cm. (47 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.) Painted in 1999

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