Jeff Koons (American, b.1955)

LOT ID: 71382

Puppy, 1998

Ceramic Edition, Glazed white ceramic vase

17.5 х 10 х 16 in. cm.

Signed, incised signature and date on underside

Lot description

Challenging notions of taste and beauty, Jeff Koons’ Puppy vase assimilates many of the artist’s central themes. This beloved multiple is based on one of his most monumental and ambitious works to date. A gigantic puppy completely covered in an array of actual flowers, the original Puppy was first exhibited in Arolson, Germany, before it finally commanded the central courtyard of Rockefeller Center. As Koons states “The vase is a symbol of love, warmth, and happiness.”
Neo-pop artist Jeff Koons, born in 1955, inspires conflicting reactions to his over-sized sculptures of banal, sometimes shocking, objects. Some consider his work art historically significant, others view him as an attention-seeker who panders to the high art world. Educated at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Maryland, he was initially supported by his career on Wall Street. By the early 1980s, Koons was able to found a studio staffed by assistants. He quickly cultivated a media persona by hiring image consultants and placing strategic advertisements in high class art publications. His marriage to and subsequent divorce from the Italian pornstar Ciccolina also brought much public attention. Most famous for enlarged objects such as Puppy and his huge sculptures of inflated balloons, Koons also creates series of paintings, prints, and collage, "to make a body of work that anybody could enjoy."

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Private Collection, Germany
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