Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Flowerball Pink

Here's another variation on Takashi Murakami's smiling flowers. Or should it be mocking flowers? There seems to be something mechanical about their laughter.

Takashi Murakami (b. 1962) 
Flowerball Pink
signed and dated Takashi 07 (on the reverse)
acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board diameter: 39½in. (100.3cm.)
Executed in 2007

Estimate

    £250,000 - £350,000
  • ($394,500 - $552,300)
  • Price Realized: £ 361,250

Sale Information
London, King Street 


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Note:  My last post on Murakami's smiling flowers is here.


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