Nara Painting Heads to Christie’s London after a recent Sotheby’s Test
Christie will offer Yoshitomo Nara’s Haze Day (1998) sold on the evening of the 20th/21st century held in London on October 15, with an estimated £6.5 million – £8.5 million ($8.7 million – $11.4 million).
Large paintings are weeks after the artist’s review at the Hayward Gallery in London, with his first British solo performance and the largest ever in Europe. ((Haze Day Not included in Hayward’s exhibition. Between 1996 and 2000, there were only 22 canvases with heights of more than 150 cm, a rare part of this scale and period.
Haze Day The depiction of a lonely child in a swimming pool, staring at the gaze of contempt and vulnerability, a fusion of characteristics of rebellion and psychological uneasiness caused by punk, which defines Nara’s work.
The painting has an interesting auction history that can be used as a harvest for adjusting the market over the past two or three years as galleries, collectors and auction houses try to find their feet with low interest, which have been purchased in the years since Covid Pandemic. It was entrusted to 12 in Sotheby’s lot The 2023 sale in New York is estimated at $18 million, but it was withdrawn before the auction.
The announcement is a strong display for artists in Hong Kong. September 28, Nara Can’t wait until night comes (2012) sold for HK$7.9 million (US$10.27 million) in Sotheby’s Hyundai and Hyundai evening sales, with an estimated port 65 million to port 850,000.
Meanwhile, with the higher estimates adjusted last year, back-to-back products underscoring the ongoing demand for NARA painting in global sales rooms.
