Yoshitomo Nara Deadlock Coloured Pencil Image, Crying Girl Before Patchwork Wall, Described as Drawing, Framed
Yoshitomo Nara Deadlock Coloured Pencil Image, Crying Girl Before Patchwork Wall, Described as Drawing, Framed
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Condition report
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- As Found
Up Against the Wall
Nara's children are often small against something enormous, and here the obstacle is a cheerful patchwork that will not move. The joke and the tear arrive together. The nature of the sheet is not documented, so it is offered on the evidence of the photographs.
Best for: Nara admirers comfortable judging from photographs
Condition notes
Described as unused, one previous owner. Image clean and bright; frame finish lightly worn.
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A small girl in a red dress stands, head bowed and tearful, before a towering wall of coloured blocks under the hand-lettered word Deadlock: an image by Yoshitomo Nara, described as a drawing and presented in a white wood frame.
The Piece
The wall fills almost the whole sheet, a tilted slab of red, cobalt, mustard, forest green and pink rectangles drawn with heavy black outlines, two small stars caught in its upper squares. Before it the girl leans in, eyes shut tight, a single blue tear on her cheek and sharp little teeth showing in a grimace, her brown fringe falling over her face. Quick strokes around the wall suggest it is trembling, or that she has just walked into it. The waxy, layered texture of coloured pencil is visible throughout.
Nara has returned again and again to the child confronted by something larger than herself, and Deadlock compresses that frustration into a single, funny and painful image. The sheet is presented behind a cream mat in a distressed white wood frame. The description does not state whether the work is hand-drawn or printed, and invites buyers to judge from the photographs; we present it on the same terms.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: Deadlock, as lettered on the image
- Year: Not stated
- Medium: Coloured pencil on paper, as it appears; described as a drawing
- Edition: Not stated
- Signature: None visible
- Image size: 36 x 28 cm (14.2 x 11.0 in)
- Frame: Distressed white wood frame with cream mat, 40 x 35 cm (15.7 x 13.8 in)
- Documentation: None stated
- Condition: Excellent; see below
Measurements are as described and taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Described as unused, having passed through one previous owner.
- The image appears clean and bright; the frame shows light wear to its painted finish.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent, near unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Presented on the strength of the description and photographs only; the Desk makes no attribution, and the medium and authorship should be confirmed by your own adviser. Hang away from direct sun and damp.
Delivery from Japan
This framed work travels in its frame, boxed and never removed or rolled. Carriage is evaluated by EMS, then FedEx, then air freight, and the shipping cost is quoted and agreed with you before purchase.
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