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Yoshitomo Nara — Mori Girl
Yoshitomo Nara

Mori Girl

A solitary child figure rendered in Nara's signature style, "Mori Girl" presents a wide-eyed young girl with a contemplative, quietly defiant expression characteristic of the Japanese artist's iconic aesthetic. The painted wooden sculpture captures the delicate tension between innocence and melancholy that defines Nara's celebrated body of work. The piece is accompanied by its original cardboard box and cotton bag, adding a considered collectible dimension to this intimate, emotionally charged object.

Medium
Wooden sculpture painted in colours, with original cardboard box and cotton bag,

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Evening & Day Editions

December 12, 2013

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Yoshitomo Nara, Mori Girl

A solitary child figure rendered in Nara's signature style, "Mori Girl" presents a wide-eyed young girl with a contemplative, quietly defiant expression characteristic of the Japanese artist's iconic aesthetic. The painted wooden sculpture captures the delicate tension between innocence and melancholy that defines Nara's celebrated body of work. The piece is accompanied by its original cardboard box and cotton bag, adding a considered collectible dimension to this intimate, emotionally charged object.

Medium
Wooden sculpture painted in colours, with original cardboard box and cotton bag,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Youth Culture, Wooden Sculpture, Japanese, Female Figure, Painted, Whimsical, Colorful, Figurative, Cute Aesthetic, Contemporary

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Collected by

Melissa Avery