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Yoshitomo Nara Rainy Day For Sale
Yoshitomo Nara
Rainy Day, 2002
About this work
Yoshitomo Nara's *Rainy Day* (2002) exemplifies the Japanese artist's singular ability to channel complex emotional undercurrents through deceptively simple imagery. Created during a particularly prolific period in Nara's career, this work features his signature wide-eyed child figure, rendered with the flat, graphic quality that draws equally from Japanese manga, Western punk rock aesthetics, and the artist's own deeply personal visual vocabulary. The composition captures the tension that defines Nara's most compelling works—a delicate balance between innocence and quiet defiance, between vulnerability and an almost confrontational self-possession. The rain-soaked setting adds a layer of melancholy introspection, suggesting solitude without sentimentality. There is something universally recognizable in these figures, yet they remain enigmatic, inviting prolonged contemplation. Nara emerged from the Neo-Pop movement alongside Takashi Murakami, though his work has always maintained a more intimate, emotionally direct register. His pieces from the early 2000s are particularly sought after by collectors, representing a moment when his visual language had fully matured while retaining its raw, unpolished energy. Works from this period consistently perform strongly at auction and remain cornerstones of significant contemporary art collections worldwide. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this important work from Nara's oeuvre; please contact the gallery directly for acquisition inquiries and additional information.
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Auction History
Twelve works: (i) Y.N. (Self-Portrait); (ii) Green Eyes; (iii) Night Walker; (iv) On the F-word; (v) Rainy Day; (vi) Become to Thinker; (vii) Stay Good; (viii) Straight Jacket; (ix) Spockie; (x) Haze Day; (xi) Running Nose Brothers; (xii) Top of the World · Yoshitomo Nara · Phillips · 2021-06 · $33,178
1. Running Nose Brothers; 2. Y.N. (Self-Portrait); 3. Green Eyes; 4. Night Walker; 5. On the F-word; 6. Rainy Day; 7. Stay Good; 8. Straight Jacket; 9. Spockie; 10. Haze Day; 11. Top of the World; & 12. Become to Thinker · Yoshitomo Nara · Poly Auction · 2018-09 · $21,173
Futaba House, Rainy Day, I Spend Daytime Feeling Blue · Yoshitomo Nara · Sotheby's · 2021-10 · $10,335
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