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Flower, 1956
Mixed media on paper, 60 × 45 cm (23 5/8 × 17 3/4 in.)
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"Polka dots and flowers are the symbols of the love I have for the earth.”
– Yayoi Kusama
Measuring 60 × 45 cm, the composition is larger than many of Kusama’s earlier paper works. The mixed media approach creates layered textures, with areas of colour and line interacting to build a stylised floral form. The motif is reduced to essential shapes rather than naturalistic detail, emphasising structure over description. The reverse bears an affixed label signed and dated by Kusama, underscoring her practice of carefully recording authorship even in experimental works from this period.