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The Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Wild Boy and Puppy
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Wild Boy and Puppy
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed with the foundry mark 'Koons 1⁄3 88' (on the underside); inscribed with the maker's signature (on the side edge)
porcelain
38 x 39 ½ x 23 ½ in. (96.5 x 100.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1988; this work is number one from an edition of three plus two artist's proofs
Wild Boy and Puppy
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed with the foundry mark 'Koons 1⁄3 88' (on the underside); inscribed with the maker's signature (on the side edge)
porcelain
38 x 39 ½ x 23 ½ in. (96.5 x 100.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1988; this work is number one from an edition of three plus two artist's proofs
Provenance
Ileana Sonnabend (acquired directly from the artist).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Literature
R. Lacayo, “Artist Jeff Koons Makes, and Earns, Giant Figures,” People Magazine, 8 May 1989, p. 127 (illustrated).
M. Collings, “You are a White Man, Jeff,” Modern Painters, Summer 1989, p. 60 (illustrated).
S. J. Checkland, “Intrigue spices New York,” The Times, 11 May 1991 (illustrated).
A. Haden-Guest, “Art or Commerce? Kitschy, Kitschy Koons,” Vanity Fair, Vol. 54, no. 11, November 1991, p. 258.
D. Pinchbeck, “Kitsch and Tell,” Connoisseur, Vol. 221, no. 958, November 1991, p. 125.
J.-U. Albig, “Jeff Koons, ein Prophet der inneren Leere,” Art, December 1992, p. 62 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, A. Muthesius, ed., Cologne, Taschen, 1992, pp. 116, 168 (illustrated).
The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992, p. 161.
B. Hoffman, “Koons II: The Case of the Purloined Pup,” Art in America, July 1993, p. 29.
A. Peers, “What Nerve! A Portrait of the Artists As Investments Has Dealers in a Dither,” The Wall Street Journal, February 1996.
A. Peers, “Unusual Sotheby's Deal Reflects Serious Changes in Art Market,” The Wall Street Journal, 15 September 1997, p. B1 (illustrated).
N. Bourriaud, “Jeff Koons Ingenieur du desir,” Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 42 (illustrated).
M. Nuridsany, “Jeff Koons, superstar,” Le Figaro, 23 September 1997, p. 28.
F. Huser, “Jeff Koons: L'Irrévérencieux,” L'Officiel, no. 820, November 1997, p. 156 (illustrated).
H. U. Obrist, Koons, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, 1997, pp. 68, 83 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, 1997 (illustrated).
L. Attias, “A Kinder, Gentler Koons,” ARTnews, March 1998, p. 159; cover (illustrated).
D. Bowie with J. Koons, “Super-Banalism and the Innocent Salesman,” Modern Painters, Vol. 11, no. 1, Spring 1998.
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Gesammelte Werke 1: Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1968, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 1999, p. 273.
Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2002, p. 107 (illustrated).
“Best In Show: Jeff Koons's Greatest Hits,” New York Magazine, April 2004, p. 119 (illustrated).
R. Crone, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, exh. cat., New York, C&M Arts, 2004, pp. 10-12, 74, 84, 88; pl. 26 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Cologne, Taschen, 2007, pp. 287, 579 (illustrated).
H. Bourdeaux-Martin, “Profile – Dominique Levy,” Whitewall, Winter 2008, p. 42 (illustrated).
POP Life: Art in a Material World, J. Bankowsky, A. Gingeras and C. Wood, eds., exh. cat., London, Tate Modern, 2010, p. 40 (illustrated).
K. Taylor, “In Twist, Jeff Koons Claims Rights to 'Balloon Dogs',” The New York Times, 19 January 2011.
A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2014, pp. 21, 105, 290 (illustrated).
B. Blistène, A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., New York and Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 113 (illustrated).
A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim Bilbao, Companhia Empreendimento Sabara, 2015, pp. 109, 302 (illustrated).
F. Dartois, “1997, Jeff Koons : ‘Pour moi, l'art est de l'ordre du rationnel',” Institut national de l'audiovisuel, 10 April 2019.
“Art Industry News: Jeff Koons Has Joined MasterClass to Teach His Uniquely Cosmic Perspective on Making Art + Other Stories,” Artnet News, 17 December 2020.
A. Homem et al., Sonnabend Collection Mantova, Venice, 2025, pp. 238 and 240-241 (illustrated, illustrated on the back cover).
M. Collings, “You are a White Man, Jeff,” Modern Painters, Summer 1989, p. 60 (illustrated).
S. J. Checkland, “Intrigue spices New York,” The Times, 11 May 1991 (illustrated).
A. Haden-Guest, “Art or Commerce? Kitschy, Kitschy Koons,” Vanity Fair, Vol. 54, no. 11, November 1991, p. 258.
D. Pinchbeck, “Kitsch and Tell,” Connoisseur, Vol. 221, no. 958, November 1991, p. 125.
J.-U. Albig, “Jeff Koons, ein Prophet der inneren Leere,” Art, December 1992, p. 62 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, A. Muthesius, ed., Cologne, Taschen, 1992, pp. 116, 168 (illustrated).
The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992, p. 161.
B. Hoffman, “Koons II: The Case of the Purloined Pup,” Art in America, July 1993, p. 29.
A. Peers, “What Nerve! A Portrait of the Artists As Investments Has Dealers in a Dither,” The Wall Street Journal, February 1996.
A. Peers, “Unusual Sotheby's Deal Reflects Serious Changes in Art Market,” The Wall Street Journal, 15 September 1997, p. B1 (illustrated).
N. Bourriaud, “Jeff Koons Ingenieur du desir,” Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 42 (illustrated).
M. Nuridsany, “Jeff Koons, superstar,” Le Figaro, 23 September 1997, p. 28.
F. Huser, “Jeff Koons: L'Irrévérencieux,” L'Officiel, no. 820, November 1997, p. 156 (illustrated).
H. U. Obrist, Koons, exh. cat., Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, 1997, pp. 68, 83 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, 1997 (illustrated).
L. Attias, “A Kinder, Gentler Koons,” ARTnews, March 1998, p. 159; cover (illustrated).
D. Bowie with J. Koons, “Super-Banalism and the Innocent Salesman,” Modern Painters, Vol. 11, no. 1, Spring 1998.
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Gesammelte Werke 1: Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1968, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 1999, p. 273.
Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, exh. cat., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2002, p. 107 (illustrated).
“Best In Show: Jeff Koons's Greatest Hits,” New York Magazine, April 2004, p. 119 (illustrated).
R. Crone, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, exh. cat., New York, C&M Arts, 2004, pp. 10-12, 74, 84, 88; pl. 26 (illustrated).
Jeff Koons, H. W. Holzwarth, ed., Cologne, Taschen, 2007, pp. 287, 579 (illustrated).
H. Bourdeaux-Martin, “Profile – Dominique Levy,” Whitewall, Winter 2008, p. 42 (illustrated).
POP Life: Art in a Material World, J. Bankowsky, A. Gingeras and C. Wood, eds., exh. cat., London, Tate Modern, 2010, p. 40 (illustrated).
K. Taylor, “In Twist, Jeff Koons Claims Rights to 'Balloon Dogs',” The New York Times, 19 January 2011.
A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2014, pp. 21, 105, 290 (illustrated).
B. Blistène, A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., New York and Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 113 (illustrated).
A. Damasio, J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, S. Rothkopf, ed., exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim Bilbao, Companhia Empreendimento Sabara, 2015, pp. 109, 302 (illustrated).
F. Dartois, “1997, Jeff Koons : ‘Pour moi, l'art est de l'ordre du rationnel',” Institut national de l'audiovisuel, 10 April 2019.
“Art Industry News: Jeff Koons Has Joined MasterClass to Teach His Uniquely Cosmic Perspective on Making Art + Other Stories,” Artnet News, 17 December 2020.
A. Homem et al., Sonnabend Collection Mantova, Venice, 2025, pp. 238 and 240-241 (illustrated, illustrated on the back cover).
Exhibited
Cologne, Galerie Max Hetzler, Banality, November 1988 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Banality, November-December 1988.
Chicago, Donald Young Gallery, Banality, December 1988-January 1989 (another from the edition exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997 (another from the edition exhibited).
Donaueschingen, Furstenberg Sammlungen, Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, June 2002-October 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Venice, Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection, May 2014-January 2015.
Sonnabend Collection Mantova, 2025-2026 (permanent collection display).
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Banality, November-December 1988.
Chicago, Donald Young Gallery, Banality, December 1988-January 1989 (another from the edition exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997 (another from the edition exhibited).
Donaueschingen, Furstenberg Sammlungen, Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, June 2002-October 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Venice, Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection, May 2014-January 2015.
Sonnabend Collection Mantova, 2025-2026 (permanent collection display).
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