YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929), ATTRIBUTED TO, PUMPKIN 68.7*61.2cm with frame, 53*45.5cm ( 20 3/4 * 18 in.) image size. All measurements are approximate. Acrylic on canvas Signed, titled, and dated 'Pumpkin / 2005 / Yayoi Kusama' in English and Japanese on the reverse. Painted in 2005 Accompanied by a Yayoi Kusama Studio registration card, no. 0987, dated 22 May 2011 Rendered in vibrant crimson and white, Pumpkin epitomizes Yayoi Kusamas enduring fascination with repetition, organic form, and psychological intensity. The central pumpkin motif, rendered in undulating contours and meticulously dotted patterns, radiates from the canvas with hallucinatory rhythm, set against a fractured red backdrop that echoes Kusamas lifelong obsession with infinite space and cellular structure. The visual tension between control and chaos, volume and flatness, imbues the work with a mesmerizing energy characteristic of her most iconic compositions. Kusama first began painting pumpkins in the 1940s, and over the decades, this motif has become synonymous with her artistic identity. This 2005 oil painting is particularly rare, as the artist is more frequently associated with acrylic media in her later years. The meticulous application of oil lends a luminous depth and tactile softness to the work, enhancing the hypnotic allure of the dotted surface. Comparable examples of Kusamas Pumpkin series have achieved significant auction results, with similar medium and scale works commanding prices in the high six to seven figures, including Pumpkin (TWPOT) (2005), sold at Christies Hong Kong in 2019 for over HK$10 million. This demonstrates the continued global demand for Kusama's iconic imagery and the impor