Jeff Koons’ 12 foot sculpture "Balloon Dog" has broken records to become the most expensive piece of art by a living artist sold at auction.
Koons is best known for his “Balloon Dog,” fashioned from highly polished and colored stainless steel. Its orange version, one of five, sold for $58.4 million in 2013, making it the most expensive sculpture by a living artist.
'Balloon Dog (Orange)' by Jeff Koons has become the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction. What does all this mean? The Scream by Edvard Munch, formerly the most expensive art work to ever sell at auction after it fetched $119.9 million at Sotheby's last year, was at least an iconic, instantly recognizable work.
At Christie’s Tuesday night, Balloon Dog (Orange) by Jeff Koons — an American artist known for brightly colored reflective sculptures that resemble balloons — was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for $58.4 million, surpassing initial $55 million estimates to become “the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction ...
The sum is the highest ever paid for a work by a living artist. 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 ...
The price topped Koons's previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$57.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013.
On November 12, 2013, Koons's Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for US$58.4 million, above its high US$55 million estimate, becoming the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction.
The price topped Koons's previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$57.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013.
... (Orange) sold at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in ... most expensive work by a living artist ... Koons Balloon Dog Dog Jeff ...
In 2013, his Balloon Dog (Orange) sold for a record-breaking $58.4 million at Christie’s auction house, making him the most expensive living artist at the time.
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