October 8, 2019
The Value｜Yoshitomo Nara Becomes Most Expensive Japanese Artist as His《Knife Behind Back》Sells for Record-Smashing HK195m
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Knife Behind Back, a large-scale painting by Nara, just sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong for HK$195.7m (US$25m), nearly five times its record set in this afternoon. The new record is also a milestone for Yoshitomo Nara as he becomes the most expensive Japanese artist.