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Pumpkin, 1981Acrylic on canvas, 16 × 22 cm (6 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.)© Yayoi Kusama. IMAGE REPRODUCED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
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"Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind.”
— Yayoi Kusama
As with many of her pumpkin works, Pumpkin (1981) bridges the personal and the universal. At once whimsical and profound, the piece affirms the motif’s central role in Kusama’s practice, foreshadowing the monumental sculptures and vibrant editions that would later define her global reputation.