Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan's Pop art movement in the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes. However, Nara's illustrations of children, who are often brandishing weapons, are often more menacing and devilish than they are cute and innocent.
Nara has assembled a cult-like following centered around his childlike illustrations although the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan. While he works mainly in painting and drawing, he also experiments in sculpture and installations.
Since his first solo exhibition at Blum and Poe Gallery in 1984, Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Iceland to Japan to France to the United States.
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$140,000
Untitled (YNF3167), 2002. Original drawing in colored pencils by Yoshitomo Nara.
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
YOSHITOMO NARA (b. 1959)
Untitled
2002
Inscribed "I wish I could draw"
Colored pencil on paper
21 × 30 cm (8 1/4 × 12 in.)
Provenance
Stephen...
Paper, Pencil
$125,000
Untitled
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
1997 Colored pencil on paper 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm) Unique Signed and dated in pencil, lower right Framed, excellent condition
Paper, Color Pencil
$945
H 19.13 in W 15.63 in
'Woman Vaping Juul' original color pencil drawing from the 'Hinged' series
By Elise Rise
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Woman Vaping Juul' is an original color pencil drawing by Elise Rise, produced as part of her 'Hinged' series. This series presents small-scale drawings and panel paintings of conte...
Paper, Color Pencil
$280Sale Price|31% Off
H 10.24 in W 7.09 in
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company.
By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company. Italian Pop art Water-colour, ink and pencil on paper. Size with black ...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$516
H 11.23 in W 16.46 in D 0.01 in
Totem Pathfinder Wolverine Guardian of Wild Trails
By Marina Skvortsova
Located in Oslo, NO
"Totem Pathfinder"- portrays a wolverine-like guide rendered on paper in mixed media - acrylic and watercolour pencils - blending bold, textured layers with fine, luminous strokes. T...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$516Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 19.69 in
Juventus Football Player, UEFA Champions League Triumph, 1996. Cm 72 x 50
By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player, UEFA Champions League Triumph, 1996. Cm 72 x 50 Technique: Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2017...
Paper, Charcoal, Illustration Board, Cardboard, Carbon Pencil
French Fashion Sketch - Fur Trimmed Evening Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Unique pencil and gouache fashion sketch of a slim and flowing blue evening dress trimmed in white fur, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bo...
Gouache, Paper, Pencil
Post-Impressionist Drawing of a Man Drinking, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The passepartout contains the following legend 'Jean-François Raffaëlli - Paris 1889 - E. Universelle - 1885'. No writings on the drawing paper itself.
Color Pencil, Paper
$507Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 19.69 in
Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96
By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96. Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Legend Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96 Author: M...
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
$1,100
H 10.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel ...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Sailor
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. Caviar20 has been championig his inimitable works on paper from the 1950s. We believ...
Paper, Ink, Graphite
$2,450
H 9 in W 11 in
'Woman By The River' original color pencil drawing signed by Angelika Thusius
By Angelika Thusius
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this small, intimate drawing, Angelika Thusius presents an image of a woman kneeling on the ground before a river. Foliage bursts all around her, framing her in the oasis. In the distance, two other figures kneel, engaged in a similar task. The simple yet stylized form of her body and skirt recall the images of lauded Latinx artists like Diego Rivera and Alfredo Ramos Martínez...
Paper, Color Pencil
Guardian Ver. II (framed original drawing on paper)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original crayon and pencil drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Peter Max. Remarqued and hand signed on frame verso by Peter Max. Paper size: 6 x 7.8 inches. Frame...
Paper, Mixed Media, Crayon, Pencil
$410
H 9.85 in W 13 in D 0.04 in
Visite a l'Elysée - Original drawing by Elie Anatole Pavil - Early 20th Century
By Elie Anatole Pavil
Located in Roma, IT
Visite a l'Elysée is an original artwork realized by Elie Anatole Pavil (1873-1948). Original drawing on paper, realized on early-20th century, hand signed in pencil by the artist on...
Paper, Pencil