Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Yoshitomo Nara — Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | It's a Cold Day 寒冷的一天
Yoshitomo Nara

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

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

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Collectors with works by Yoshitomo Nara

About this work

Yoshitomo Nara, 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
Year
2000
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Melancholic Mood, Portrait Format, Japanese Artist, Childlike Aesthetic, Neo-Pop, Emotional Expression, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Art

More works by Yoshitomo Nara

Collected by

Melissa Avery