Jeff Koons
American, 1955
Jeff Koons
Balloon Dog (Red)1995
$15,000
Signed: Jeff Koons (verso on label)
Produced for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Marked with date, '95, and edition no.783/2300 (verso)Porcelain with metallic finish10 1/4 inches diameter x 4 inches deep
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Overview
Working with seductive commercial materials (such as the high-chromium stainless steel of his unique large-scale Balloon Dogs, or his vinyl inflatables), Koons turns banal objects into icons of high art. Famous for creating large Balloon Dogs in Blue, Magenta, Red, Orange, and Yellow, Koons produces sculpture that seems to defy gravity and appear weightless. His “Orange Balloon Dog” sold at Christie’s in November 2013 for a record high of $58.4 million, becoming the most expensive work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction.