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JEFF KOONS | Donkey (Yellow)
Estimate
450,000 - 650,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jeff Koons
- Donkey (Yellow)
- signed and dated 1999 on the reverse
- crystal glass, mirrored glass, carbon fiber, foam, colored plastic inter-layer, stainless steel
- 76 3/4 by 59 1/4 by 1 1/2 in. 194.9 by 150.5 by 3.8 cm.
- Executed in 1999, this work is 1 of 4 unique variants
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 1 in 11 Auction, 12 February 2015, Lot 9 (courtesy of the artist)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Easyfun, November 1999 - February 2000 (another variant exhibited)
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, September - December 2004 (another variant exhibited)
Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, ARTIST ROOMS Jeff Koons, March– July 2011 (another variant exhibited)
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, September - December 2004 (another variant exhibited)
Edinburgh, National Galleries of Scotland, ARTIST ROOMS Jeff Koons, March– July 2011 (another variant exhibited)
Literature
Roberta Smith, “Review: Jeff Koons – ‘Easyfun’,” The New York Times, 17 December 2000, online
Hans Werner Holzwarth, Ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne 2009, pp. 436 and 450, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, 2014-2015, p. 161, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Hans Werner Holzwarth, Koons, Cologne 2015, p. 67, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Hans Werner Holzwarth, Ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne 2009, pp. 436 and 450, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, 2014-2015, p. 161, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Hans Werner Holzwarth, Koons, Cologne 2015, p. 67, illustrated in color (another variant illustrated)
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Please refer to the condition report prepared by Wilson Conservation.
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.
Catalogue Note
"In a reflective surface, your existence is being affirmed. When you move, your abstracted reflection changes. The experience is dependent upon you; it lets you know that art is happening inside of you." Jeff Koons