And with her bright red wig and quirky polka dot ensembles, she's too one of the instantly recognizable icons. He started painting at the age of 7, since he begins to suffer from mental and emotional disorders. At 10 are the first hallucinations and it will be the painting to allow her to externalize the complex inner world of her. And today at 90 she is still extraordinarily prolific.
Born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, Kusama grew up as the youngest of four children in a wealthy family. However, her childhood was less than idyllic. Her parents were the product of a loveless arranged marriage. His absent father, unhinged that he had to take his wife's surname as a condition of marrying into the wealthy family, spent most of his time away from home feminizing, leaving his angry wife to physically abuse and emotionally torment his child. smaller. She often sent her daughter to spy on the sexual exploits of her father, whose mental trauma had caused Kusama to have a lifelong aversion to sex and the male body.
The artist who chose to live in an asylum. In all of his works he has always re-proposed the same motifs, using them in different forms and applications. Among the most recurring, polka dots, phallic shapes, eyes and faces in profile.
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But how much are his works worth?
Some of the latest awards:
pumpkin, 2006 – Acrylic/canvas – Clearing price: €525.609 (JPY63.000.000) Estimate: €333.720 – €584.010 (40.000.000 JPY – 70.000.000 JPY ) SBI Art Auction Co, Ltd, 01/02/2020Tokyo, Japan (38 x 45,5cm).
pumpkin, 1990 – Acrylic/canvas – Clearing price: €191.613 (JPY23.000.000) Estimate: €83.310 – €124.965 (10.000.000 JPY – 15.000.000 JPY ) Mainichi Auction Inc., 07/12/2019 Tokyo, Japan (22,6 x 16 cm).
“Coffee cup” (咖啡杯), 1981 (53 x 45,5 cm) – Acrylic/canvas
Clearing price: €324.567 (2.800.000 HKD)Price including charges: €403.969 (3.485.000 HKD) Estimate: €347.750 – €463.667 (HKD3.000.000 – HKD4.000.000) Christie's , 24/11/2019HONG KONG CONVENTION CENTRE, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Dots-Infinity, 2005 – Acrylic/canvas (53 x 45,4 cm)
Clearing price: €272.316 ($300.000)Price including charges: €340.395 ($375.000) Estimate: €181.544 – €272.316 ($200.000 – $300.000 ) Christie's , 14/11/2019 New York, United States
