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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,” in People Magazine, vol. 31, no. 18, 8 May 1989, p. 127 (illustrated).
M. Collings, “You are a White Man, Jeff” in Modern Painters, Vol. 2, no, 2, Summer 1989, p. 60 (illustrated).
S.J. Checkland, “Intrigue spices New York,” in The Times, 11 May 1991, n.p. (illustrated).
D. Pinchbeck, “Kitsch and Tell,” in Connoisseur, vol. 221, no. 958, November 1991, p. 125 (illustrated).
J.U Albig, “Jeff Koons, ein Prophet der inneren Leere,“ Art, December 1992, p.62 (illustrated).
A. Muthesius, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, p. 116 and 168 (illustrated).
R. Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, p. 161.
B. Hoffman, “Koons II: The Case of the Purloined Pup,” in Art in America, vol. 81, no. 7, July 1993, p. 29.
A. Peers, “What Nerve! A Portrait of the Artists As Investments Has Dealers in a Dither,” in The Wall Street Journal, vol. 227, no. 40, February 1996, p. B1.
A. Peers, “Unusual Sotheby’s Deal Reflects Serious Changes in Art Market,” in The Wall Street Journal, vol 100. , no.53, September 1997, p. B1 (illustrated).
N. Bourriaud, “Jeff Koons Ingenieur du desir,” in Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 42 (illustrated).
F. Huser, “Jeff Koons: L'Irrévérencieux,” in L'Officiel, no. 820, November 1997, p. 156 (illustrated).
L. Attias, “A Kinder, Gentler Koons,“ in ARTnews, March 1998, vol. 97, no. 3, p. 159 (illustrated on the front cover).
D. Bowie and J. Koons, “Super-Banalism and the Innocent Salesman,” in Modern Painters, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring 1998, p 27-34.
G.V. Tuyl, Gesammelte Werke 1 Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1968, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 1999, p. 273.
H.W. Holzwarth, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2007, p. 287 and 579 (illustrated).
H. Bourdeaux-Martin, “Profile – Dominque Levy,” in Whitewall, Winter 2008, p. 42 (illustrated).
J. Bankkowsky, A Gingeras and C. Woods, eds., POP Life : Art in a Material World, exh. cat., London, Tate Modern, 2010, p. 40 (illustrated).
K. Taylor, “In Twist, Jeff Koons Claims Rights to ‘Balloon Dogs’,” in The New York Times, online, 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, exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of Art, 2014, p. 21, 105, and 290 (illustrated).
A. Damasio, B. J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., 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, exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim, 2015, p. 109 and 302 (illustrated).
F. Dartois, “1997, Jeff Koons: ‘Por moi, ‘’art est de l’ordre du rationnel,” Insitut national de l’audiovisuel,10 April 2019 (video; featured).
A. Homem et al., Sonnabend Collection Mantova, Venice, 2025, p. 238 and 240-241 (illustrated, illustrated on the back cover).
M. Collings, “You are a White Man, Jeff” in Modern Painters, Vol. 2, no, 2, Summer 1989, p. 60 (illustrated).
S.J. Checkland, “Intrigue spices New York,” in The Times, 11 May 1991, n.p. (illustrated).
D. Pinchbeck, “Kitsch and Tell,” in Connoisseur, vol. 221, no. 958, November 1991, p. 125 (illustrated).
J.U Albig, “Jeff Koons, ein Prophet der inneren Leere,“ Art, December 1992, p.62 (illustrated).
A. Muthesius, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, p. 116 and 168 (illustrated).
R. Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, p. 161.
B. Hoffman, “Koons II: The Case of the Purloined Pup,” in Art in America, vol. 81, no. 7, July 1993, p. 29.
A. Peers, “What Nerve! A Portrait of the Artists As Investments Has Dealers in a Dither,” in The Wall Street Journal, vol. 227, no. 40, February 1996, p. B1.
A. Peers, “Unusual Sotheby’s Deal Reflects Serious Changes in Art Market,” in The Wall Street Journal, vol 100. , no.53, September 1997, p. B1 (illustrated).
N. Bourriaud, “Jeff Koons Ingenieur du desir,” in Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 42 (illustrated).
F. Huser, “Jeff Koons: L'Irrévérencieux,” in L'Officiel, no. 820, November 1997, p. 156 (illustrated).
L. Attias, “A Kinder, Gentler Koons,“ in ARTnews, March 1998, vol. 97, no. 3, p. 159 (illustrated on the front cover).
D. Bowie and J. Koons, “Super-Banalism and the Innocent Salesman,” in Modern Painters, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring 1998, p 27-34.
G.V. Tuyl, Gesammelte Werke 1 Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1968, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 1999, p. 273.
H.W. Holzwarth, Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2007, p. 287 and 579 (illustrated).
H. Bourdeaux-Martin, “Profile – Dominque Levy,” in Whitewall, Winter 2008, p. 42 (illustrated).
J. Bankkowsky, A Gingeras and C. Woods, eds., POP Life : Art in a Material World, exh. cat., London, Tate Modern, 2010, p. 40 (illustrated).
K. Taylor, “In Twist, Jeff Koons Claims Rights to ‘Balloon Dogs’,” in The New York Times, online, 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, exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of Art, 2014, p. 21, 105, and 290 (illustrated).
A. Damasio, B. J. Deitch, I. Graw, A. Hochdörfer, M. Kuo, R. Kushner, P. M. Lee, S. Rothkopf and A. Nagel, Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., 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, exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim, 2015, p. 109 and 302 (illustrated).
F. Dartois, “1997, Jeff Koons: ‘Por moi, ‘’art est de l’ordre du rationnel,” Insitut national de l’audiovisuel,10 April 2019 (video; featured).
A. Homem et al., Sonnabend Collection Mantova, Venice, 2025, p. 238 and 240-241 (illustrated, illustrated on the back cover).
Exhibited
Cologne, Galerie Max Hetzker, Banality, November 1988 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Banality, November – December 1988.
Chicago, Donald Young Gallery, Banality, December 1988 – 1989.
Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September – November 1997, p. 38 and 83 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Donaueschingen, Furstenberg Sammlunngen, Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, June 2002 – October 2003, p. 107 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004, p. 10-12, 74-75, 84 and 88; pl. 26 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Venice, Ca’Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection, May 2014 – January 2015.
Mantua, Sonnabend Collection Mantova, 2025-2026.
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Banality, November – December 1988.
Chicago, Donald Young Gallery, Banality, December 1988 – 1989.
Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September – November 1997, p. 38 and 83 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Donaueschingen, Furstenberg Sammlunngen, Ahead of the 21st Century: The Pisces Collection, June 2002 – October 2003, p. 107 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
New York, C&M Arts, Jeff Koons: Highlights of 25 Years, April-June 2004, p. 10-12, 74-75, 84 and 88; pl. 26 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated).
Venice, Ca’Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection, May 2014 – January 2015.
Mantua, Sonnabend Collection Mantova, 2025-2026.
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