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Lot 339 |Works from the Collection of Ileana Sonnabend and the Estate of Nina Castelli Sundell
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Snorkel Vest
Closed17 May 2024
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USD 819,000
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JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Snorkel Vest
bronze
21 x 18 x 6 in. (53.3 x 45.7 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Snorkel Vest
bronze
21 x 18 x 6 in. (53.3 x 45.7 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Snorkel Vest
bronze
21 x 18 x 6 in. (53.3 x 45.7 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Snorkel Vest
bronze
21 x 18 x 6 in. (53.3 x 45.7 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection, United States
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, United States
Acquired from the above by the present owner
T. Collins and R. Milazzo, "Radical Consumption and the New Poverty," New Observations, Issue 51, October 1987, p. 15.
Art and Its Double: A New York Perspective, exh. cat., Barcelona, Fundació Caixa De Pensiones, 1987, p. 68, no. 43 (another example illustrated).
Carnegie International - 1988, exh. cat., Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, 1988, p. 90.
R. Enright, "The Material Boy and the Femme Fidele," Border Crossings, Winter 1990-1991, p. 38.
A. Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, pp. 66 and 166, pl. 18 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992, p. 155.
"A slow and secret poison corrupted the vitals of the empire," World Tour Magazine 3, no. 2, July-September 1993.
R. Rosenblum, Art at Work: Forty years of the Chase Manhattan Collection, Houston, 1999, p. 14.
H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2009, pp. 48, 151 and 585 (another example illustrated).
M. Archer, Jeff Koons: One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank, London, 2011, p. 5.
Jeff Koons: Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014, pp. 18 and 72, pl. 2 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, pp. 24 and 80 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons and N. Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal, China, 2014. pp. 96 and 99 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Restrospectiva, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2015, p. 21.
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Koons, Cologne, p. 28 (another example illustrated).
N. Forrest, "The Joy of Jeff Koons at Damien Hirst's London Gallery," Blouin Art Info, 16 May 2016, n.p. (another example illustrated).
D. Joannou, An Album: Lietta & Dakis Joannou, Home Installations 1998-2019, Athens, p. 17 (another example illustrated).
M. Gioni and N. Bell, Jeff Koons: 2000 Words, Athens, pp. 24, 50-51 and 122 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, 2021, p. 20 (titled Lifevest; another example illustrated).
Art and Its Double: A New York Perspective, exh. cat., Barcelona, Fundació Caixa De Pensiones, 1987, p. 68, no. 43 (another example illustrated).
Carnegie International - 1988, exh. cat., Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, 1988, p. 90.
R. Enright, "The Material Boy and the Femme Fidele," Border Crossings, Winter 1990-1991, p. 38.
A. Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, pp. 66 and 166, pl. 18 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992, p. 155.
"A slow and secret poison corrupted the vitals of the empire," World Tour Magazine 3, no. 2, July-September 1993.
R. Rosenblum, Art at Work: Forty years of the Chase Manhattan Collection, Houston, 1999, p. 14.
H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2009, pp. 48, 151 and 585 (another example illustrated).
M. Archer, Jeff Koons: One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank, London, 2011, p. 5.
Jeff Koons: Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014, pp. 18 and 72, pl. 2 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, pp. 24 and 80 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons and N. Rosenthal, Jeff Koons: Conversations with Norman Rosenthal, China, 2014. pp. 96 and 99 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Restrospectiva, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2015, p. 21.
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Koons, Cologne, p. 28 (another example illustrated).
N. Forrest, "The Joy of Jeff Koons at Damien Hirst's London Gallery," Blouin Art Info, 16 May 2016, n.p. (another example illustrated).
D. Joannou, An Album: Lietta & Dakis Joannou, Home Installations 1998-2019, Athens, p. 17 (another example illustrated).
M. Gioni and N. Bell, Jeff Koons: 2000 Words, Athens, pp. 24, 50-51 and 122 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Shine, exh. cat., Venice, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, 2021, p. 20 (titled Lifevest; another example illustrated).
New York, International with Monument Gallery, Equilibrium, May-June, 1985 (another example exhibited).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Denmark, Aarhus Kunstmuseum and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Jeff Koons Retrospektiv, November 1992-April 1993, p. 98 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, December 1992-October 1993, pp. 61 and 131, pl. 18 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens School of Fine Art, Everything That's Interesting is New: The Dakis Joannou Collection, January- April 1996, p. 150 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997, pp. 34 and 82 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum, Art at Work: Forty Years of the Chase Manhattan Collection, March-May 1999 (another example exhibited).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jeff Koons: A Millennium Celebration, December 1999-May 2000, pp. 43 and 46 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Monument to Now, June-December 2004, p. 207 (titled Vest; another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, A Guest + A Host = A Ghost, May-December 2009, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons: The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 98 and 187 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
London, Newport Street Gallery, Jeff Koons: Now, May-October 2016, pp. 31, 78 and 100 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Denmark, Aarhus Kunstmuseum and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Jeff Koons Retrospektiv, November 1992-April 1993, p. 98 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, December 1992-October 1993, pp. 61 and 131, pl. 18 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens School of Fine Art, Everything That's Interesting is New: The Dakis Joannou Collection, January- April 1996, p. 150 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997, pp. 34 and 82 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum, Art at Work: Forty Years of the Chase Manhattan Collection, March-May 1999 (another example exhibited).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jeff Koons: A Millennium Celebration, December 1999-May 2000, pp. 43 and 46 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Monument to Now, June-December 2004, p. 207 (titled Vest; another example exhibited and illustrated).
Athens, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, A Guest + A Host = A Ghost, May-December 2009, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons: The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 98 and 187 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
London, Newport Street Gallery, Jeff Koons: Now, May-October 2016, pp. 31, 78 and 100 (another example exhibited and illustrated).