24 Nov 2020

Yayoi Kusama artwork discovered in NZ

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm on 24 November 2020

An extremely rare piece of art by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama - and discovered in New Zealand - has gone under the hammer.

Kusama was one of the world's ten most traded artists at auction this year and she is the top-selling female artist of all time.  

Last night, the work ('Untitled') sold for $176,000 at Webb's auction house.

Webb's Head of Art, Charles Ninow, tells us about the history of this piece of art.

A Yayoi Kusama painting 'untitled' discovered in New Zealand.

A Yayoi Kusama painting 'untitled' discovered in New Zealand. Photo: Webb's