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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Yoshitomo Nara - In the Pink Water
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara In the Pink Water, 2021 Offset lithograph on paper Sheet size: 72.8 x 51.5 cm Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year Unnumbered Sold Out edition pub...
Offset
Yoshitomo Nara - Harmless Kitty
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Harmless Kitty Poster on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
Yoshitomo Nara - Harmless Kitty
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara Harmless Kitty Offset lithograph on paper Sheet size: 51.5 x 36.4 cm Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year published by N's Yard, Japan
Offset
Yoshitomo Nara 'Hazy, Humid Day' Original Exhibition Print
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in San Rafael, CA
Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b. 1959) Hazy, Humid Day, 2022 Offset lithograph Printed in Japan Official exhibition poster print based on the painting of the same name debuted at the Tai...
Offset
$1,000
Midnight Truth, published by N's Yard, Japan, offset print, stamped, unnumbered
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
Yoshitomo Nara Midnight Truth, 2017 Offset lithographic poster Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year Unnumbered 20 1/2 × 14 1/4 inches Unframed published by N's Yard,...
Lithograph, Offset
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...
Lithograph
Yoshitomo Nara - Lollipop
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Lollipop Print on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
Yoshitomo Nara - Thinking My Home
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Thinking My Home, 2021 Print on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
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 It was produced in Tokyo under the direction of the artist. Each print com...
Digital Pigment
$25,000
Straight Jacket, 2002, Etching Limited Edition of 35 by Yoshitomo Nara signed
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
Straight Jacket, 2002
Medium: Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on paper (1 color intaglio)
Image: 29.5 × 24.5 cm...
Etching
$1,000
Nara Girl Banging On A Drum With Limited Edition Sticker Set Pop Art Print
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Banging the Drum DETAILS 27 x 17 inches (unframed), 2020 Offset lithograph 80# Classic Linen Solar White Cover
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...
Offset
Star Island. Limited Edition of 100 (print) by Yoshitomo Nara signed
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Star Island (2003), Edition 69/100. Silkscreen on paper. Signed, dated, and numbered on verso. Image: 30 x 30 cm. Sheet: 30 x 30 cm. BSS No. : E-2003-006. Catalogue Raisonne' No. : Y...
Screen
$1,635
Yoshitomo Nara - Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, Contemporary Art Print, Pop Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hamburg, DE
Yoshitomo Nara (1959, Japanese) Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, 2019 Medium: Offset print on archival quality paper (incl. 5 stickers, as issued) Dimensions: 61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18 in) ...
Offset
$20,437
Yoshitomo Nara and Hiroshi Sugito, Untitled (Omaha) - Signed Print, Contemporary
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hamburg, DE
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959, Japanese) and Hiroshi Sugito (b. 1970, Japanese) Untitled (Omaha), 2005 Medium: Lithograph on paper Dimensions: 53.5 x 62.5 cm Edition of 100 + 10 AP: Hand-s...
Lithograph
Beh!, 2003 Limited edition print by Yoshitomo Nara, signed and numbered
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
Beh!, 2003
Medium: Lithograph on paper (8 plates, 10 colors)
Image: 49.8 × 40.0 cm (1...
Lithograph
$64,000
On the F-Word, 2002, Limited Edition of 35 by Yoshitomo Nara signed and numbered
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
On the F-Word, 2002
Medium: Intaglio on paper (photogravure and aquatint; 4 plates, 7 colors) Paper, PhotogravureCategoryEarly 2000s Yoshitomo Nara Prints and Multiples
Materials
A Sinking Island Floating in a Sea Called Space set of 2
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Beautiful limited edition posters by Yoshitomo Nara for his exhibition at the Hammer Museum. Only available for a limited amount of time where they sold out quickly, edition size unk...
Paper
$11,000
Time Goes On. Limited Edition of 52 (1 color intaglio) by Yoshitomo Nara signed
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Time Goes on (2002–2004) by Yoshitomo Nara 1 color intaglio (photogravure, aquatint) on paper 48 x 38 CM (sheet) Ed. 52, A.P. 11 Literature: Catalogue Raisonné: YNF3960 Yoshitomo N...
Intaglio
$20,000
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...
Offset
$2,500
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
Lithograph
Miss Spring
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Dubai, Dubai
YOSHITOMO NARA MISS SPRING, 2012/21 Digital Pigment Print on Takeo Deep PV Hakou paper 27.9 x 22.9 cm Edition of 100 (numbered 72/100 on the ARTSPACE certificate of authenticity). Ha...
Digital
Yoshitomo Nara, Girl in the Moon - Limited Edition Plate, Japanese Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hamburg, DE
Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, born 1959) Girl in the Moon, 2022 Medium: Porcelain plate (fine bone china) Dimensions: 10 1/2 in diameter 26.7 cm diameter Edition of 250: Printed signatu...
Porcelain
Broken Treasures - Limited Edition Woodcut Print Pop Art Fine Art
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Manchester, GB
Yoshitomo Nara, Broken Treasures, 2012 Woodcut Print in Colours 42.2 x 29.5 cm 16.6 x 11.6 in Edition 14 of 50 Hand-signed, dated and numbered by the artist Unframed - please c...
Woodcut
Banging the Drum Offset Lithograph Print, Contemporary, 2020, Unframed
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Banging the Drum 27 x 17 inches , 2020 Offset lithograph "Real One by Yoshitomo Nara Dallas Contemporary Release" 2020 15 x 17 in 73.7 × 63.5 cm
Paper
$13,000
What is Going On? (from the series In the Floating World) 1999 by Yoshitomo Nara
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yoshitomo Nara (1959)
What’s Going On? (from the series In the Floating World), 1999
Medium: Fuji Xer...
Offset
Yoshitomo Nara (1959) - Banging the Drum - lithograph on paper - 2020
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Varese, IT
Colour offset lithograph on paper, edited in 2020. Open Edition Not signed. Paper size: 68,6 x 43,2 cm Very good conditions. We offer professional packaging and tracked shipping wi...
Lithograph
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 ...
Offset
$10,400
Yoshitomo Nara -Slash with a Knife (from the series In the Floating World), 1999
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yoshitomo Nara (1959)
Slash with a Knife (from the series In the Floating World), 1999
Medium: Color xerox print after a reworked...
Offset
Yoshitomo Nara Dallas Contemporary 2021 (set of 3 works)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yoshitomo Nara Banging the Drum, Marching on a Butterbur Leaf, Real One: A set of 3 offset lithographs published by Dallas Contemporary...
Lithograph, Offset
Once built for curbs and handrails, these boards now hang beside blue-chip works in major museums and collectors’ homes.
The forever-rebellious Japanese artist craftily defaces famous Edo Period woodblock prints with “In the Floating World.”