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LW: Iconic Collectibles & Asian Art

Sun, Feb 22, 2026 05:00PM EST
Lot 118

YAYOI KUSAMA, ATTRIBUTED TO, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

Estimate: $100,000 - $130,000

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Acrylic on canvas. Features a flower with polka dots and a blue butterfly at the center against a green net pattern background.

Dimensions: Image size: 45.5 x 52.7 cm.

Note: Flowers and butterflies are among the most enduring motifs in Kusama's oeuvre, rooted in her childhood hallucinations and her family's seed nursery business. Here, the flower represents an explosion of life energy. By covering both the organic forms and the background in her trademark dots and nets, Kusama enacts her philosophy of "Self-Obliteration," dissolving the distinction between the subject and the universe. This painting is a masterclass in color theory, utilizing a complex palette of complementary colors to create a vibrating, hallucinatory effect that is quintessentially Kusama.