If Only I Could Do This, If Only I Could Do That (Kaikai Kiki Gallery 18)

This 2002 offset lithograph by Takashi Murakami exemplifies the artist's characteristic blend of high art and commercial aesthetics, featuring his signature playful imagery and vibrant color palette. The work, limited to an edition of 200 and published by Kaikai Kiki Gallery, demonstrates Murakami's engagement with printmaking as a medium for disseminating his artistic vision beyond traditional gallery spaces. The title's conditional phrasing reflects the artist's exploration of desire and aspiration, themes central to his practice that interrogate the relationship between fine art and popular culture.

Medium: Offset lithograph printed in colours, 2002, signed and dated in black ink, with the artist's doodle in black ink, numbered from the edition of 200, published by Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 552 x 552mm (21 3/4 x 21 3/4in) (framed), Framed dimensions: 58 x 58cm, Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Bill Woodrow (b.1948) Electric Fire with Red Fish, Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500, Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) New Bedroom Blonde Doodle, from Painted Dra
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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 82