What was the purpose of Jeff Koons Puppy?

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1. What was the purpose of Jeff Koons Puppy?
2. What is Jeff Koons Puppy made of?
3. Where is Puppy by Jeff Koons?
4. Where is the Puppy Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located?
5. Why did Jeff Koons make balloon dog?
6. How was Puppy by Jeff Koons created?
7. What is Jeff Koons birthday?
8. Who sold a balloon dog for $58.4 million?
9. What inspires Jeff Koons?
10. How much is a Jeff Koons balloon dog worth?
11. How much does a Jeff Koons cost?
12. Who bought the orange balloon dog?
13. Why did Jeff Koons make Balloon Dog?
14. How much did Jeff Koons Orange Balloon Dog sell for?
15. Which artist sold a balloon dog for $58.4 million?
16. How many Jeff Koons balloon dogs are there and what colors are they?
17. How much are Jeff Koons?
18. What was the most expensive painting ever sold at an auction and how much did it sell for?
19. How much does Jeff Koons balloon dog sell for?

What was the purpose of Jeff Koons Puppy?

10th of the Kaldor Public Art Projects Puppy was based on a small wooden sculpture of a terrier which Jeff Koons created in 1991. Although this original manifestation was a diminutive 52 cm tall, Koons chose the terrier because he believed it would be disarming and non-threatening regardless of the scale.

What is Jeff Koons Puppy made of?

Animals and flowers form an important aspect of Koons's vocabulary, and come together in Puppy, a giant West Highland white terrier sculpted in live flowering plants. Puppy is based on Koons's small wooden sculpture White Terrier, 1991, and was chosen for its endearing appearance, unthreatening at any scale.

Where is Puppy by Jeff Koons?

the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum Puppy is located on the grounds of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, and therefore available for viewing at times unrestricted by the Museum's hours of operation.

Where is the Puppy Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located?

Created by American artist Jeff Koons (York, Pennsylvania, 1955), it is located outside the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, as if it were its guard dog. It could be seen as a monument to kitsch but it is also one of the main icons of modern Bilbao.

Why did Jeff Koons make balloon dog?

Koons said he only wanted to create a piece that showed the joys of celebration when he created the sculpture. As much as his ideals were different, his work, the Balloon Dog has gone on to make him the creator of the most expensive artwork sold at auction by a living artist.

How was Puppy by Jeff Koons created?

1992 Puppy/Data di creazione

What is Jeff Koons birthday?

Janu (age 66 years) Jeff Koons/Data di nascita Jeff Koons, (born Janu, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.), one of a number of American artists to emerge in the 1980s with an aesthetic devoted to the decade's pervasive consumer culture.

Who sold a balloon dog for $58.4 million?

Jeff Koons In 2013, Jeff Koons' "Balloon Dog (Orange)" – a 12-foot-high, orange-tinted, stainless steel sculpture resembling a dog made from balloons – was sold at Christie's for $58.4 million (£36.49 million).

What inspires Jeff Koons?

Balloons and inflatable toys have provided the inspiration for much of Koons' work over the decades since 1978 when he began with them. Discussing his famous series of oversized Balloon Dog sculptures, he noted that "It's a balloon that a clown would maybe twist for you at a birthday party...they're like us...

How much is a Jeff Koons balloon dog worth?

Pop-art provocateur Jeff Koons has broken a world record for a price paid for a single artwork by a living artist. His sculpture “Balloon Dog (Orange)” fetched $58,405,000 at a Christie's New York auction on Tuesday night. High-end estimates suggested it might sell for as much as $55 million.

How much does a Jeff Koons cost?

A bunny sculpture by Jeff Koons just sold for $91.1 million — another sign that the art world is untethered from reality. When an artwork fetches a record price at auction, the first question everyone silently asks is: “Could it really be worth that?”

Who bought the orange balloon dog?

Jose Mugrabi The title for his most recent book comes from the infamous Jeff Koon's Balloon Dog (Orange) sculpture, which comes from a set of five different coloured sculptures. Balloon Dog (Orange) was bought at a Christie's auction by Jose Mugrabi for an enormous $58million.

Why did Jeff Koons make Balloon Dog?

Koons said he only wanted to create a piece that showed the joys of celebration when he created the sculpture. As much as his ideals were different, his work, the Balloon Dog has gone on to make him the creator of the most expensive artwork sold at auction by a living artist.

How much did Jeff Koons Orange Balloon Dog sell for?

Koons, the previous record-holder, whose “Balloon Dog (Orange)” sold at auction for $58.4 million in November 2013. Critics pointed out that the “Rabbit” sculpture elegantly and enigmatically alludes to earlier pieces by such artists as Constantin Brancusi, Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol.

Which artist sold a balloon dog for $58.4 million?

Koons Koons, who is 64, set his first living-artist auction record in 2013, when his “Balloon Dog (Orange)” sold for $58.4 million, also at Christie's.

How many Jeff Koons balloon dogs are there and what colors are they?

five There are five of Jeff Koons's Balloon Dogs. They measure 307.3×363.2×114.3 cm. Every work is made from precision engineered, mirror-polished, stainless steel and finished with a translucent coating of either blue, magenta, orange, red, or yellow.

How much are Jeff Koons?

These playful sculptures are now among the most iconic works of contemporary art. In 2013, his 10-foot-tall Balloon Dog (Orange) (1994–2000) was purchased for $58.4 million at Christie's, setting a new record for the most expensive work ever sold at auction by a living artist.

What was the most expensive painting ever sold at an auction and how much did it sell for?

Francis Bacon's 1969 painting “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” — a life-size, triptych format depicting Bacon's friend Freud in animated style — sold for $142.4 million at a Christie's auction in 2013. At the time, the piece broke the record for the most expensive piece of art ever auctioned.

How much does Jeff Koons balloon dog sell for?

On Novem, Koons's Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for USD 58.4 million (above its high USD 55 million estimate) becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction for five years.