Yoshitomo Nara Untitled 2002, Rock in Japan, Coloured Pencil on Paper, Described as a Drawing, Framed
Yoshitomo Nara Untitled 2002, Rock in Japan, Coloured Pencil on Paper, Described as a Drawing, Framed
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Dancing With Her Eyes Shut
Music runs through Nara as deeply as painting, and here it is all joy. The German line recalls his Cologne years, and the trailing dots leave the year open like a song fading out.
Best for: Collectors of Nara works on paper who love his music drawings
Condition notes
Described as free of noticeable marks or soiling. Paper clean in the photographs; label lightly toned.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A blonde girl in a blue dress throws up her arms and dances, eyes shut, beneath hand-lettered words: an Untitled work of 2002, described as a coloured pencil drawing on paper by Yoshitomo Nara.
The Piece
Above her runs the line Rock in Japan findet statt, German for Rock in Japan is taking place, and below, the year 2002 trails off in three dots. The letters are drawn in black and filled with red, the hair is a block of yellow, and quick marks around the hands set her shaking with the music. Nara studied and worked in Germany for twelve years, and the language slips into his drawings of the period.
The reverse of the frame has a window on to the back of the sheet, where a second outline figure of the same dancing girl can be seen in the photographs. A Gallery Tagboat label beneath it gives the artist, the words Rock in Japan and the year 2002.
The sheet sits behind a cream mat in a deep grey-brown frame.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: Untitled
- Year: 2002
- Medium: Coloured pencil on paper, as described
- Status: Described as a drawing; unique
- Sheet: About 29.7 x 21 cm (11.7 x 8.3 in)
- Frame: Grey-brown wood with cream mat, glazed; outer size being confirmed against our archive records
- Reverse: Second outline drawing visible through a window
- Documentation: Gallery Tagboat label on the reverse
Condition
- Described as free of noticeable marks or soiling.
- Paper clean and colours fresh in the photographs; the label is lightly toned.
Condition grade A (excellent, very light signs of age) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Authorship, date and medium are given as the description and label state them; the Desk has not examined the work out of its frame. Hang away from direct sun and damp.
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