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Yayoi Kusama — Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (8) 南瓜(8)
Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (8) 南瓜(8)

1997

Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin (8) exemplifies her iconic use of polka dots and repetitive patterns applied to the organic form of a pumpkin, a motif she has explored extensively throughout her career. Created in acrylic on canvas, the work demonstrates her characteristic approach of transforming everyday objects into meditative, obsessive compositions that reflect her artistic practice rooted in personal symbolism and psychological introspection. The numbered series suggests this work is part of a larger body of investigations into the same subject, allowing viewers to experience variations on a theme that bridges the artist's interest in both natural forms and abstract patterning.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Signed
Yes

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

March 30, 2026

Estimate: $5,200,000$7,000,000

Lot 213

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Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (8) 南瓜(8), 1997

Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin (8) exemplifies her iconic use of polka dots and repetitive patterns applied to the organic form of a pumpkin, a motif she has explored extensively throughout her career. Created in acrylic on canvas, the work demonstrates her characteristic approach of transforming everyday objects into meditative, obsessive compositions that reflect her artistic practice rooted in personal symbolism and psychological introspection. The numbered series suggests this work is part of a larger body of investigations into the same subject, allowing viewers to experience variations on a theme that bridges the artist's interest in both natural forms and abstract patterning.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
1997
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Polka Dot Pattern, Mixed Media, Japanese Artist, Whimsical Aesthetic, Obsessive Repetition, Pumpkin Motif, Sculptural Installation, Infinity Nets, Contemporary Art, 20th-21st Century

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Mark Weeble , Kylie Cohen, Nick Phoenix , Hamilton Selway Gallery