Lot 474
  • 474

Jeff Koons

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description

  • Jeff Koons
  • Silver Shoes
  • oil inks on canvas mounted to wood

  • 97 1/4 by 143 1/4 in. 243.3 by 365.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1990, this work is from an edition of 1, plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in March 1991

Exhibited

Venice, Biennale, Aperto, May - September 1990

Literature

Angelika Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, pl. no. 5, p. 128, illustrated in color
Robert Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, p. 164

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is minimal cracking along the pull margins. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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Catalogue Note

Sexuality is the principal object of art. It's about the preservation of the species. Procreation is a priority. But this also has a spiritual aspect for me. It's about the way that we have children. Jeff Koons