
Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | It's a Cold Day 寒冷的一天
2000
Yoshitomo Nara's "It's a Cold Day" exemplifies the Japanese artist's characteristic style of depicting solitary figures with an emotional directness that belies their deceptively simple execution. Created with acrylic and colored pencil on paper, the work combines Nara's signature sparse compositions and expressive line work to convey a psychological mood that resonates beyond the literal subject matter. The piece reflects Nara's broader artistic preoccupation with themes of isolation and emotional vulnerability, rendered through his distinctive visual language that bridges contemporary art practice with influences ranging from manga to modernist painting.
- Medium
- acrylic and coloured pencil on paper
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
Notes
Literature: Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, Volume 2: Works on Paper , San Francisco 2011, cat. no. D-2000-011, p. 150, illustrated in colour Yoshitomo Nara The Works: Catalogue Raisonné , 2021 - ongoing, no. D-2000-011, illustrated in colour (online) ---------------------------------------------- 奈良美智著,《奈良美智作品全集,卷2:紙上作品》(三藩市,2011年),圖版編號 D-2000-011,第150頁,載彩圖 《Yoshitomo Nara The Works: Catalogue Raisonné》(2021年 – 持續修編),編號 D-2000-011,載彩圖(網上)
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Auction
March 30, 2026
Estimate: $2,000,000 – $3,000,000
Lot 238
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