Yoshitomo Nara Art
Japanese, b. 1959
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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Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
Miss Spring
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in London, GB
Digital pigment print on Takeo Deep PV Hakou paper and hardback book
27.9 x 22.9 cm
Edition of 100 + 5 APs
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Kimi Ga Suki*Raifu - Matthew Sweet LP
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Limited edition vinyl record designed by Yoshitomo Nara. Green vinyl edition of 500
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Yoshitomo Nara Marching on a Butterbur Leaf Print Contemporary Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Edition Details:
Year: 2019
Class: Art Print
Status: Official
Released: 10/01/19
Run: 1,000
Technique: Fine Art Lithograph
Paper: 80# archival qual...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls Set Contemporary Art Sculptures
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
This 123 Drumming Girl Collectible Object exemplifies the aesthetic of its creator, Yoshitomo Nara: naive and cute but with an edgy undercurrent dri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Pup Cup
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Beautiful Pup Cup designed by Yoshitomo Nara. Brand new and comes with original packaging.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Plastic
Yoshitomo Nara Marching on a Butterbur Leaf Print Contemporary Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Edition Details:
Year: 2019
Class: Art Print
Status: Official
Released: 10/01/19
Run: 1,000
Technique: Fine Art Lithograph
Paper: 80# archival qual...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph
Banging the Drum, Offset Print by Yoshitomo Nara
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Banging the Drum, 2020 by Yoshitomo Nara
Offset lithograph in colors, 2020,
on 80# Archival Quality Wove Paper, unframed
published by Dallas Contempo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Offset
Cosmic Girls: Eyes Opened / Eyes Closed, Limited Edition Offset Print by Nara
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cosmic Girls: Eyes Opened / Eyes Closed (two works)
The pair of offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, 2008, from the
edition of 500, each with the artist's copyright st...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Offset
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, Offset Print by Yoshitomo Nara
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, 2019 by Yoshitomo Nara
Offset lithograph in colors, 2019,
on 80# Archival Quality Wove Paper, unframed
published by Dallas Contemporary
24.02 x 17.99 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Offset
(RARE) Yoshitomo Nara Beach / Art Towel Collectible
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Austin, TX
*This work is in very good condition overall. There is very minor fading on the item, visible upon close inspection. There is soft creasing throughout the towel, inherent to the arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Cotton
White Aomori Dog Bank
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This Yoshitomo Nara Dog is a smaller scale model of the large one that sits at Mori Museum. It is made of soft vinyl and designed to be used as a bank. It is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Plastic
Plush doll
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This plush doll by Yoshitomo Nara is of his very well known children, with their expression of innocence combined with pessimism. The hat is knitted and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Textile, Wool
Smoking Girl Mousepad
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Mousepad featuring Yoshitomo Nara's Smoking Girl
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Digital
DORAMICHAN's ribbon was taken by GIAN
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This work by Yoshitomo Nara is a rare exhibition poster from 2002 featuring Yoshitomo Nara's interpretation of the famous Doraemon character in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph
Miss Spring poster (very rare, was not available to public)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Extremely rare Yoshitomo Nara poster produced by Japanese publisher Mitsumura Book Publishing Co. as a sales promotional poster for teachers. Was not available to the public and we have never seen any others anywhere. Much more rare than the Yoshitomo Nara Cosmic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper
Miss Spring, 2012/2021
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
While confronting the 2011 nuclear disaster, Yoshitomo Nara made Miss Spring (2012), a portrait of a wide-eyed girl with a high forehead who stands against a cherry-blossom pink background and stares straight at the viewer, with prism-like teardrops glistening in her eyes. A symbol of hope, this portrait served as the cover image for Ryūichi Sakamoto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Digital Pigment, Paper
The Busy Signals Pretend Hits LP
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Rare vintage 2001 12 inch vinyl record album with cover designed by Yoshitomo Nara. The front cover is printed to the very edges with nothing other than and image of Nara's artwork, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph, Linen, Paper
Yoshitomo Nara "My Sweet Dog" Hand Painted Wooden Toy Sculpture Contemporary Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
2005
Wood
Edition of 100
Limited Edition made by VILAC
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Wood, Adhesive, Acrylic
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls Set Contemporary Art Sculptures
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
This 123 Drumming Girl Collectible Object exemplifies the aesthetic of its creator, Yoshitomo Nara: naive and cute but with an edgy undercurrent dri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Marching On A Butterbur Leaf Print 2019 Exclusive Limited Sticker Set Pop Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
DETAILS:
27 x 17 inches 2020
Offset lithograph
80# Classic Linen Solar White Cover
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls complete set of 3 (Nara Drumming Girls)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drummer Girls:
Complete Set of 3 Yoshitomo Nara designed art toys inspired by Nara's Drum girl motif. The set is new and sealed in 3 individual original factory bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Plastic
Yoshitomo Nara - Real One, 2020
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara
Real One, 2021
Offset lithograph
15 × 17 in 38.1 × 43.2 cm
Category
2010s Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Offset
Slash with a Knife, from 'In the Floating World']
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20230512N02
Reworked woodcut, Fuji Xerox copy
Signed by the artist, dated 1999, and numbered
Edition 32 of 50
Catalogue Raisonné: YOSHITOMO NARA: THE COMPLETE WORKS, 1984-2010, B...
Category
1990s Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Woodcut
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Untitled
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2002
Crayon on paper
S. 9 7/10 x 8 1/4 in. (24.6 x 21 cm)
Framed, excellent condition
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Untitled
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
1997
Colored pencil on paper
S. 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Signed and dated, lower right, and titled on the top margin
Framed, excellent condition
Category
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Over the Rainbow
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2005
Set of two lithographs in colors, on wove paper
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in., each
Edition of 100
Each signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Just A Little Bit
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2013
Ukiyo-e style woodcut in colors, on Japon paper
Image/sheet: 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. (41 x 28.6 cm)
Edition of 25
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, top margin
Unframed, pristine...
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls (Nara Drumming Girls set of 3)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drummer Girls:
Complete Set of 3 Yoshitomo Nara designed art toys inspired by Nara's Drum girl motif. Each new in their original ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Vinyl
Cosmic Girls: Eyes Opened / Eyes Closed
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2008
Set of two offset lithographs in colors, on wove paper
Sheet: 28 3/8 x 20 3/8 in., each
Edition of 500
Unsigned; printed ‘©Yoshitomo Nara. Courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, Lon...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Over the Rainbow
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2005
Set of two lithographs in colors, on wove paper
Sheet: 11 4/5 x 8 9/10 in., each
Edition of 72/100
Each signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed, excellent cond...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Fight
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2013
Ukiyo-e style woodcut in colors, on Japon paper
Image/sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition of 25
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed, pristine condition
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
My Little Treasure
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2010
Woodcut in colors, on wove paper
Image/sheet: 16 3/5 x 11 7/10 in. (42.2 x 29.7 cm)
Edition of 50
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed, excellent condition
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Enforced
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2000
Colored pencil on paper
S. 11 x 8 1/2 in.
Unique
Signed and dated in pencil, lower margin
Framed
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Just A Little Bit
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2013
Ukiyo-e style woodcut in colors, on Japon paper
Image/sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 2/5 in.
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered in pencil
Framed
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
2019
Offset lithograph in colors, on archival paper
Sheet: 24 x 18 in.
Edition of 1000
Unsigned
Category
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
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Questions About Yoshitomo Nara Art
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022You can see Yoshitomo Nara's art in a number of museums around the world. In the U.S., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California, and the Pace Gallery in New York City, New York, both have some of his work in their permanent collections. You'll find a variety of Yoshitomo Nara art on 1stDibs.