and rarely seen works of yayoi kusama trace her early life and fetch millions at auction. next on “pbs newshour weekend.” >> pbwshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz.

thanks so much. >> thank you. >> sreenivasan: last month we brought you the work of panese artist, yayoi kusamaibition, "cosmic garden," at the new york botanical garden. the outdoor exhibit captured her fantastical art from the mid 1940's all the way through 2020. last week kusama's work was on display ain in new york, this time at an auc that fetched more than $15 million for some of her earliest and rarely seen works of art. newshour weekend's christopher booker has more. >> reporter: long before 92- year-old yayoi kusama became one of the world's most celebrated artists, she was a struggling artist in new york. she arrived in the u.s. in 1957 with a suitcase full of kimonos and paintings, and just a few years later she crossed paths with a fellow japanese doctor who would unwittingly become a steward of her work. >> dr. hirose was a ry well respected doctor, author of more than 40 books on the profeion, and he was a philanthropist. >> reporter: ralph taylor is the globalead of post-war & contemporary art at bonhams, one of the oldest auion houses in the world. he helped uncover the story of