Sparking a fierce bidding battle, Yoshitomo Nara’s ‘Cosmic Eyes (in the Milky Lake)’ mesmerized four bidders in the London salesroom who drove the work to sell at £9 million. Watch auctioneer Oliver Barker bring down the gavel on the top price of the night at Sotheby's London, with the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction totaling £63 million. A landmark in Nara’s career, this 2005 painting is among the first to feature his signature starry or rainbow-hued eyes—an evolution that deepens the emotion of his figures. Here, his iconic girl gazes out with vast, shimmering eyes that seem to contain entire worlds. Still haven’t subscribed to Sotheby’s on YouTube? ►► youtube.com/channel/UCelkSnSbxvIfjjD01uPHHbg Watch MORE Bidding Battles ►► youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9LyZcEeKzXq6dHiqcOntxA5kHc-O2Vi_&si=7fazqgFh02YVTdrR #sothebys #art #fineart #contemporaryart #auction #artist #modernart #nara #bidding