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Wall Relief with Bird
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Wall Relief with Bird
polychromed wood
72 x 50 x 27 in. (182.9 x 127 x 68.6 cm.)
Executed in 1991. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Wall Relief with Bird
polychromed wood
72 x 50 x 27 in. (182.9 x 127 x 68.6 cm.)
Executed in 1991. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Private collection, Switzerland, 1992
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Private collection, Switzerland, 1992
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Literature
C. Ratcliff, R Lieberman and J. Isaak, "Jeff Koons: Not for Repro," Artforum 30, no. 6, February, 1992, p. 83.
A. Muthesius, Jeff Koons, Köln, 1992, pp. 142-143 and 169 (illustrated).
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, pp. 138-139 and 164 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: 30 Postcards, Cologne, 1992, n.p. (illustrated).
Hochzeit Magazine, no. 1, January 1994, p. 72 (illustrated).
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, no. 10, 11 March 1994, n.p. (illustrated).
Signs & Wonders: Niko Pirosmany (1862-1918) and Recent Art, exh. cat., Santiago, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 1995, p. 145.
La Biennale di Venezia: XLVII Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte, exh. cat., Venice, 1997, pp. 124-125 and 718 (illustrated).
R. Goetz, Jeff Koons (Play), Schauspielhaus Hamburg program, 1999 (illustrated on the back cover).
C. Vogel, "A Taste of the 80s High Prices for Contemporary Art," The New York Times, 18 May 2000, p. A27.
Jeff Koons: Pictures 1980-2002, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Bielefeld, 2002, p. 24 (illustrated).
"Rest of Europe: our selection A-Z," The Art Newspaper, no. 157, April 2005, p. 13.
H. W. Holzwarth, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2009, pp. 301, 328, 370 and 587 (illustrated).
P. Richter, "Art Car No. XVII by Jeff Koons," BMW Magazine, February 2010, pp. 38–44 (illustrated).
R. Bouvier, Jeff Koons – Der Künstler Als Täufer, Munich, 2012, p. 266, pl. 43 (illustrated).
S. Indrisek, "All Aboard That 'Great Koonsian Adventure'," Artinfo, 26 June 2014.
H. Schmuck, “Koons kann’s…,” Harper’s Bazaar Germany, August, 2014, p. 74 (illustrated).
M. Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," Art Techo (Japan), vol. 66, no. 1012, October, 2014, p. 42 (illustrated).
H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Koons, Cologne, 2015, p. 50 (illustrated).
Gagosian Quarterly, Summer 2016, p. 152 (illustrated).
"Jeff Koons: highest paid artist in the world," Floraviva, Italy, online, 14 April 2021 (illustrated).
A. Muthesius, Jeff Koons, Köln, 1992, pp. 142-143 and 169 (illustrated).
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, pp. 138-139 and 164 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons: 30 Postcards, Cologne, 1992, n.p. (illustrated).
Hochzeit Magazine, no. 1, January 1994, p. 72 (illustrated).
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, no. 10, 11 March 1994, n.p. (illustrated).
Signs & Wonders: Niko Pirosmany (1862-1918) and Recent Art, exh. cat., Santiago, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 1995, p. 145.
La Biennale di Venezia: XLVII Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte, exh. cat., Venice, 1997, pp. 124-125 and 718 (illustrated).
R. Goetz, Jeff Koons (Play), Schauspielhaus Hamburg program, 1999 (illustrated on the back cover).
C. Vogel, "A Taste of the 80s High Prices for Contemporary Art," The New York Times, 18 May 2000, p. A27.
Jeff Koons: Pictures 1980-2002, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Bielefeld, 2002, p. 24 (illustrated).
"Rest of Europe: our selection A-Z," The Art Newspaper, no. 157, April 2005, p. 13.
H. W. Holzwarth, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2009, pp. 301, 328, 370 and 587 (illustrated).
P. Richter, "Art Car No. XVII by Jeff Koons," BMW Magazine, February 2010, pp. 38–44 (illustrated).
R. Bouvier, Jeff Koons – Der Künstler Als Täufer, Munich, 2012, p. 266, pl. 43 (illustrated).
S. Indrisek, "All Aboard That 'Great Koonsian Adventure'," Artinfo, 26 June 2014.
H. Schmuck, “Koons kann’s…,” Harper’s Bazaar Germany, August, 2014, p. 74 (illustrated).
M. Fujimori, "Jeff Koons," Art Techo (Japan), vol. 66, no. 1012, October, 2014, p. 42 (illustrated).
H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Koons, Cologne, 2015, p. 50 (illustrated).
Gagosian Quarterly, Summer 2016, p. 152 (illustrated).
"Jeff Koons: highest paid artist in the world," Floraviva, Italy, online, 14 April 2021 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Cologne, Galerie Max Hetzler; New York, Sonnabend Gallery and Lausanne, Galerie Lehmann, Jeff Koons: Made in Heaven, November 1991-May 1992.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Århus Kunstmuseum and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Jeff Koons Retrospektiv, November 1992-April 1993, p. 78 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, December 1992-October 1993, pp. 61, 118 and 132 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons / Andy Warhol: Flowers, November-December 2002, pp. 12-13 and 18-19 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated on the front cover).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004, pp. 15, 52-53 and 86 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst, Flower as Image: Araki, Arp, Blossfeldt, Cardoso, Cézanne, Corinth, Cunningham, Cook, Edmier, Ensor, Ernst, Fautrier, Frandsen, Gauguin, Goncharova, Hockney, Hume, Kelly, Klein, Koons, Kounellis, Léger, Manet, Mapplethorpe, Matisse, Milhazes, Mondrian, Monet, Monticel, September 2004-January 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Riehen, Foundation Beyeler, Blumenmythos: Van Gogh bis Jeff Koons (Flower Myth – From Vincent Van Gogh to Jeff Koons), February-May 2005, pp. 165 and 195 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated on the back cover).
London, Tate Modern; Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle and Ottowa, The National Gallery of Canada; POP Life: Art in a Material World, October 2009-September 2010, pp. 140 and 196 (illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons. The Painter, The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 140 and 189 (illustrated).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years, September-December 2012, p. 140 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June-October 2014, pp. 25, 131 and 288, pl. 80 (illustrated).
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022, pp. 94-95 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Nanjing, Deji Art Museum, Nothing Still About Still Life - Three Centuries of Floral Compositions, August 2023-March 2024 (another from the edition exhibited).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Århus Kunstmuseum and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Jeff Koons Retrospektiv, November 1992-April 1993, p. 78 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, December 1992-October 1993, pp. 61, 118 and 132 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons / Andy Warhol: Flowers, November-December 2002, pp. 12-13 and 18-19 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated on the front cover).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004, pp. 15, 52-53 and 86 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst, Flower as Image: Araki, Arp, Blossfeldt, Cardoso, Cézanne, Corinth, Cunningham, Cook, Edmier, Ensor, Ernst, Fautrier, Frandsen, Gauguin, Goncharova, Hockney, Hume, Kelly, Klein, Koons, Kounellis, Léger, Manet, Mapplethorpe, Matisse, Milhazes, Mondrian, Monet, Monticel, September 2004-January 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Riehen, Foundation Beyeler, Blumenmythos: Van Gogh bis Jeff Koons (Flower Myth – From Vincent Van Gogh to Jeff Koons), February-May 2005, pp. 165 and 195 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated on the back cover).
London, Tate Modern; Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle and Ottowa, The National Gallery of Canada; POP Life: Art in a Material World, October 2009-September 2010, pp. 140 and 196 (illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons. The Painter, The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 140 and 189 (illustrated).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years, September-December 2012, p. 140 (illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June-October 2014, pp. 25, 131 and 288, pl. 80 (illustrated).
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022, pp. 94-95 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Nanjing, Deji Art Museum, Nothing Still About Still Life - Three Centuries of Floral Compositions, August 2023-March 2024 (another from the edition exhibited).
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