On Kawara

(Japanese, 1933–2014)

On Kawara was an influential Japanese Conceptual artist. Best known for his Today series of paintings, Kawara produced simple, two-color acrylic paintings to document each day he woke up alive in the date, language, and format of the place in which they were made. He made almost 3,000 of these paintings in 112 different cities between January 4, 1966 and his death in 2014, with the body of work serving as an examination of the banality of existence and the passage of time. Born on December 24, 1932 in Kariya, Japan, he went on to study art and travel in Mexico where his father was the director of an engineering company. Much of Kawara’s later life was spent traveling between New York and Paris, marking the differences of life around the world through his serial artworks. He exhibited at several documenta events in Kassel, the Dia Art Foundation in New York, the Venice Biennale, the Kyoto Biennale, and the Tokyo Biennale, among others. Today, his works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. Kawara died on July 10, 2014 in New York, NY.

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On Kawara Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

On Kawara (337 results)
One Million Years, 2003

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One Million Years, 2003

Sale Date: February 1, 2020

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I Am Still Alive, 1978

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I Am Still Alive, 1978

Sale Date: December 1, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1978

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1978

Sale Date: November 24, 2019

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Untitled, 1953

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Untitled, 1953

Sale Date: November 1, 2019

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Thanatophanies (complete set of 30 with..., 1995

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Thanatophanies (complete set of 30 with..., 1995

Sale Date: November 1, 2019

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One Million Years: Past – For all those who..., 1999

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One Million Years: Past – For all those who..., 1999

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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I Am Still Alive, 1978

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I Am Still Alive, 1978

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1954

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1954

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 2005

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 2005

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Printed Painting No.4 'Fort', 1959

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Printed Painting No.4 'Fort', 1959

Sale Date: July 19, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE ; I AM STILL ALIVE ; ..., 1996

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I AM STILL ALIVE ; I AM STILL ALIVE ; ..., 1996

Sale Date: June 12, 2019

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I am Still Alive, 1997

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I am Still Alive, 1997

Sale Date: June 8, 2019

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TWO WORKS FROM THE TODAY SERIES, 1966-2013]..., 1991

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TWO WORKS FROM THE TODAY SERIES, 1966-2013]..., 1991

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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[3 WORKS FROM TODAY SERIES, 1966-2013] 18..., 1990

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[3 WORKS FROM TODAY SERIES, 1966-2013] 18..., 1990

Sale Date: May 17, 2019

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I, 1978

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I, 1978

Sale Date: April 28, 2019

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I got up at, 1976

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I got up at, 1976

Sale Date: April 26, 2019

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Thanatophanies, 1995

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Thanatophanies, 1995

Sale Date: April 26, 2019

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死仮面(30枚1組版画集)Death mask (portfolio), 1995

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死仮面(30枚1組版画集)Death mask (portfolio), 1995

Sale Date: April 12, 2019

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I Am Still Alive, 1994

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I Am Still Alive, 1994

Sale Date: April 11, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

Sale Date: March 6, 2019

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1996

Sale Date: March 6, 2019

Auction Closed

I AM STILL ALIVE, 1970

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I AM STILL ALIVE, 1970

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

Auction Closed

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