Yoshitomo Nara Get Off My Back 1996 Coloured Pencil on Paper, Described as an Original Drawing, Framed
Yoshitomo Nara Get Off My Back 1996 Coloured Pencil on Paper, Described as an Original Drawing, Framed
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A Notebook Page of Defiance
The drawings Nara made in the 1990s are his most unguarded work, quick and full of attitude. This sheet pairs a scowling child with a scrawled refrain on ruled paper, the very texture of that period. It is offered as an original and should be read with the documentation shown.
Best for: Collectors of Nara's works on paper
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Sheet clean and flat behind glazing; frame with light handling marks. Assessed from photographs only.
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A small, fierce sheet from Yoshitomo Nara's restless mid-nineties: Get Off My Back, dated 1996, in coloured pencil on lined paper, described as an original drawing and presented in a pale wood frame.
The Piece
A girl sits cross-legged at the centre of the page, scowling under a heavy fringe, one green eye fixed on the viewer and both hands raised in defiance. Empty speech bubbles float around her head, and the title is scrawled across the top in red, half scribbled over, while lines of handwritten text run down the right-hand margin. The ruled lines of the paper show through the drawing, giving it the immediacy of a page torn from a notebook.
Works on paper like this one sit at the heart of Nara's practice. In the 1990s, while living in Germany, he drew constantly on whatever paper was at hand, pairing his rebellious children with fragments of song lyrics and punk attitude. The drawings are quick and unguarded, and many collectors consider them the most direct expression of his voice.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: Get Off My Back
- Year: 1996, as described
- Medium: Coloured pencil on lined paper
- Edition: Unique work, as described
- Signature: A small inscription is visible at the lower right; the Desk has not verified it
- Image size: 22.5 x 15 cm (8.9 x 5.9 in)
- Frame: Pale wood frame with a wide off-white mat, glazed; outer size being confirmed against our archive records
- Documentation: A gallery label on the reverse naming the artist, title, year, medium and size, as shown
- Condition: Very Good; see below
The image size is taken from the label on the reverse; please write to the Desk for the outer frame size.
Condition
- The sheet appears clean and flat behind glazing, with the colours bright.
- The frame shows light handling marks consistent with age.
- Assessed from photographs only; ask the Desk for close photographs of any area.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as an original drawing on the strength of the description and the label on the reverse; the Desk makes no independent attribution. Hang away from direct sun, as coloured pencil on paper is sensitive to light.
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