Yayoi Kusama brought approximately 2,000 works on paper with her when she left Japan in 1957, intending to sell them to support herself.
Sources
- The Lost Kusamas (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.artnews.com/feature/yayoi-kusama-most-famous-works-1202687572/ (artnews.com)
- https://hyperallergic.com/631189/yayoi-kusama-gifted-works-doctor-bonhams/ (hyperallergic.com)
- https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/stories-perspectives/yayoi-kusama-artist (artmuseum.princeton.edu)
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