Miss Margaret (EP)

This edition is an EP. An Editor Proof (or Publisher's Proof) is a separate, smaller set retained by the publisher as the definitive quality benchmark. That makes each one of the rarest, earliest artifacts tied to its edition. Each EP comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Miss Margaret, 2016 is a wonderful example of Nara’s portraiture, showing how his studio in Nasushiobara, which overlooks the area’s deeply verdant landscape, can influence the surroundings of his subjects. Many of the paintings Yoshitimo Nara created since moving into this new environment in 2005 saw the increased use of multi-layered color, especially in the eyes of his characters. The backgrounds, like this one, are reminiscent of Mark Rothko’s saturated canvases – and we can see those green shades of Nasushiobara in all their glory. © Yoshitomo Nara