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Yayoi Kusama — Self Portrait
Yayoi Kusama

Self Portrait

2010

This striking red and white offset lithograph presents a bold self portrait composed entirely of intricate linear patterns and dotted textures. Two prominent eyes with radiating lashes dominate the composition, staring directly outward with an intensity that commands attention. The lower portion features a mouth rendered through careful hatching and repetitive marks, while ornamental frame-like borders of fine lines create a sense of containment and psychological introspection. The work exemplifies a distinctive visual language built from obsessive mark making and pattern repetition. The high contrast color scheme and graphic intensity convey themes of inner vision and self examination through purely abstract formal means.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions

Notes

Lot 370 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026).

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EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 370

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Yayoi Kusama, Self Portrait, 2010

This striking red and white offset lithograph presents a bold self portrait composed entirely of intricate linear patterns and dotted textures. Two prominent eyes with radiating lashes dominate the composition, staring directly outward with an intensity that commands attention. The lower portion features a mouth rendered through careful hatching and repetitive marks, while ornamental frame-like borders of fine lines create a sense of containment and psychological introspection. The work exemplifies a distinctive visual language built from obsessive mark making and pattern repetition. The high contrast color scheme and graphic intensity convey themes of inner vision and self examination through purely abstract formal means.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
40.6 x 40.6 cm
Year
2010
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Obsessive Imagery, Red And White, Psychological Portraiture, Offset Lithograph, Dotwork Technique, Self Portrait, Japanese Contemporary, Conceptual Art, Visual Intensity, Printmaking, Textile Patterns, Abstract representation, Decorative Forms, Inner Vision, Geometric Abstraction, Optical Art, Contemporary Art, Identity Art, Surreal Portraiture, Repetitive Patterns

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Nick Phoenix , Kylie Cohen, Becky Cohen, Susanne Cooper, Lisa Rembrandt, Mark Weeble , Hamilton Selway Gallery