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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 12, 2021 | Christie's | New York | Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale | 419 | $****** - ****** | The Configuration of Desire | |||
Dec 11, 2008 | Wright | Chicago | Important Design Session 2 Including Post War & Contemporary Art | 421 | $****** - ****** | The Configuration of Desire |
Works on Paper
51.4 x 45.7 cm (20.25 x 18 in)
gouache and ink on paper laid down on paperboard
signed and dated 'YAYOI KUSAMA 1954' (lower right); signed again twice, titled and dated again 'Yayoi Kusama THE CONFIGURATION OF DESIRE YAYOI KUSAMA 1954' (on the backing board)
Private collection, Chicago
Private collection, Highland Park, Illinois, circa 1975
Anon. sale; Wright, Chicago, 11 December 2008, lot 421
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
The Configuration of Desire
signed and dated 'YAYOI KUSAMA 1954' (lower right); signed again twice, titled and dated again 'Yayoi Kusama THE CONFIGURATION OF DESIRE YAYOI KUSAMA 1954' (on the backing board)
gouache and ink on paper laid down on paperboard
20 ¼ x 18 in. (51.4 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1954.
