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German Artist Gerhard Richter’s Oil Painting was Sold for a High Price at 17.71 Million Pounds
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Japanese Artist Nara Yoshitomo’s Work “The Little Ambassador” was Sold for 24.8 Million Hong Kong Dollars

Auction date:2016-10-02
Sold Price:24.8 million Hong Kong dollars
Published Date:2016-11-24 15:28
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Japanese Artist Nara Yoshitomo’s Work “The Little Ambassador” was Sold for 24.8 Million Hong Kong Dollars
Japanese Artist Nara Yoshitomo’s Work “The Little Ambassador” was Sold for 24.8 Million Hong Kong Dollars
Born in 1959, Nara Yoshitomo (ならよしとも) is a contemporary Japanese Artist whose works features children images with big heads and big eyes. The most impressing thing is the emotional eyes he creates under the nearly whole colored background. His motto: I’m not an anti-war artist. I just believe that all wars can be avoided. 

His acrylic work “The Little Ambassador” was created in 2000 with the size of 198.1 x 132.5 CM. This work was sold at Sotheby Auction for 24.8 million Hong Kong dollars on October 2nd, 2016.
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