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Jeff Koons
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Description
- Jeff Koons
- Jim Beam - Caboose
- stainless steel and bourbon
- 8 1/8 x 14 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. 20.6 x 36.5 x 16.5 cm.
- Executed in 1986, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3 plus one artist's proof. It is accompanied by a certificate signed and dated by the artist.
Provenance
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1987
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1987
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Luxury and Degredation, July-August 1986 (another edition)
Literature
Exh. Cat., Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeff Koons, 1988, cat. no. 19, pp. 30-31, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, High & Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture, 1990, cat no. 32, p. 395, illustrated (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train, 1/3)
Jeff Koons and Robert Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, pp. 66-67, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Angelika Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, pl. no. 1, pp. 68-69, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train) and pl. 8, p. 73, illustrated in color (Caboose)
Exh. Cat., San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Koons, 1992, cat. no. 28, pl. 24, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Robert Rosenblum, Jeff Koons: Easyfun - Ethereal, New York, 2000, p. 34, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collection, 2001, p. 224, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Jeff Koons. Pictures 1980-2002, New York, 2002, p. 21, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Jeff Koons, 2003, pp. 44-45 and p. 51, illustrated (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, 2004, pl. 15, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, Jeff Koons (Supercontemporanea series), Milan, 2006, pp. 44-45, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Gunnar B. Kvaran, Jeff Koons: Restrospettivamente, Milan, 2007, p. 21, illustrated (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, High & Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture, 1990, cat no. 32, p. 395, illustrated (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train, 1/3)
Jeff Koons and Robert Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, pp. 66-67, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Angelika Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, pl. no. 1, pp. 68-69, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train) and pl. 8, p. 73, illustrated in color (Caboose)
Exh. Cat., San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Koons, 1992, cat. no. 28, pl. 24, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Robert Rosenblum, Jeff Koons: Easyfun - Ethereal, New York, 2000, p. 34, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collection, 2001, p. 224, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Jeff Koons. Pictures 1980-2002, New York, 2002, p. 21, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Jeff Koons, 2003, pp. 44-45 and p. 51, illustrated (Jim Beam J.B. Turner Train)
Exh. Cat., New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, 2004, pl. 15, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, Jeff Koons (Supercontemporanea series), Milan, 2006, pp. 44-45, illustrated in color (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Gunnar B. Kvaran, Jeff Koons: Restrospettivamente, Milan, 2007, p. 21, illustrated (Jim Beam J. B. Turner Train)
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The seal on the bottle is intact. The car is separate from the tracks and the top to the cab is removable to reveal the top of the Jim Beam bottle.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.