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Yoshitomo Nara — No. 3
Yoshitomo Nara

No. 3

2006

A young girl with brown hair and large purple eyes gazes directly outward while wearing a bright red dress and matching pointed party hat marked with the number 3. She holds two yellow party poppers or noisemakers in her hands, positioned as if ready to celebrate. The figure is rendered in a distinctly childlike style with simplified forms and soft coloring, set against a neutral cream background. The composition captures a moment of innocent anticipation, combining elements of celebration with an almost melancholic quality characteristic of the artist's aesthetic.

Medium
acrylic on paper
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

For Sale

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Yoshitomo Nara, No. 3, 2006

A young girl with brown hair and large purple eyes gazes directly outward while wearing a bright red dress and matching pointed party hat marked with the number 3. She holds two yellow party poppers or noisemakers in her hands, positioned as if ready to celebrate. The figure is rendered in a distinctly childlike style with simplified forms and soft coloring, set against a neutral cream background. The composition captures a moment of innocent anticipation, combining elements of celebration with an almost melancholic quality characteristic of the artist's aesthetic.

Medium
acrylic on paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.1 x 34.9 cm
Year
2006
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Party Girl, Street Art Influenced, Sotheby's Auction, Child Figure, Acrylic On Paper, Naive Style, Youth Culture, Japanese Contemporary, Mixed Media, Purple Eyes, Figurative Drawing, Contemporary Art, Whimsical Character, Early 2000s, Number 3, Portrait Drawing, Childhood Celebration, Pop Culture, Red Dress, Playful Expression

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Collected by

Melissa Avery