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Baroque Egg with Bow (Blue/Turquoise)
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Baroque Egg with Bow (Blue/Turquoise)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent colour coating
79 7⁄8 x 89 x 42½in. (203 x 226 x 108cm.)
Executed in 1994-2008, this work is one of five versions, each uniquely coloured
Baroque Egg with Bow (Blue/Turquoise)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent colour coating
79 7⁄8 x 89 x 42½in. (203 x 226 x 108cm.)
Executed in 1994-2008, this work is one of five versions, each uniquely coloured
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York.
Private Collection, Europe.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 27 June 2012, lot 35.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Private Collection, Europe.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 27 June 2012, lot 35.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Literature
H. W. Holzwarth (ed.), Jeff Koons, Cologne 2007 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 416).
M. Mazria-Katz, 'Russian evolution on a factory floor', in The Financial Times, 22 September 2008.
H. W. Holzwarth (ed.), Jeff Koons, Cologne 2009 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 404).
A. Haden-Guest, 'Takeover Moscow', in Whitewall, Winter 2009 (Turquoise/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 49).
B. Lewis, 'Popeye the Eye-Popper', in Evening Standard, 2 July 2009, p. 34.
Sana, 'Symbols Tell the Story', in Vogue Japan, no. 125, January 2010 (Turquoise/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 22).
A. Abascal, 'Vestir Una Pasión', in Vogue Mexico, no. 143, May 2011 (Pink/Gold version illustrated in colour, p. 314).
'Jeff Koons', in Central Plains Journal, May 2011 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 10).
Jeff Koons: The Painter & The Sculptor, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2012, pp. 85 and 91.
A. Rodriguez-Duarte, 'U.S. Giant Jeff Koons', in Harper's Bazaar China, January 2012 (another version illustrated in color, p. 93).
J.-P. Frimbois and M.-P. Nakamura, in Art Actuel, January/February 2012 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated on the front cover).
U. Arnold, The Art of Engineering / The Engineering of Art, Friedrichsdorf 2014 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 115).
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014, p. 294, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 149).
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, 2014-2015, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 157).
Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim Bilbao, 2015, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 159).
E. M. Bukdahl, The Recurrent Actuality of the Baroque, Copenhagen 2017, no. 71 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 184).
J. Jäger, C. von Marlin and A. Odier, Die Ausstellungen: Neue Nationalgalerie 1968-2015, Berlin 2018 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 246).
'Easter! 5 x eggs in art', in Avrotros, 11 April 2022, digital (installation view of Orange/Magenta version at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 2012-2014 illustrated in colour).
C. M. Pinasco, 'Algo más que Huevos de Pascua', in mdz, 24 April 2022, digital (installation view of Orange/Magenta version at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 2012-2014 illustrated in colour).
'Eggs in Design, Art, & Fashion', in Minniemuse, 18 June 2024, digital (illustrated in colour).
R. Conner, 'See how Dallas designers deck their own halls for the holidays', in The Dallas Morning News, 4 December 2024, digital.
M. Mazria-Katz, 'Russian evolution on a factory floor', in The Financial Times, 22 September 2008.
H. W. Holzwarth (ed.), Jeff Koons, Cologne 2009 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 404).
A. Haden-Guest, 'Takeover Moscow', in Whitewall, Winter 2009 (Turquoise/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 49).
B. Lewis, 'Popeye the Eye-Popper', in Evening Standard, 2 July 2009, p. 34.
Sana, 'Symbols Tell the Story', in Vogue Japan, no. 125, January 2010 (Turquoise/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 22).
A. Abascal, 'Vestir Una Pasión', in Vogue Mexico, no. 143, May 2011 (Pink/Gold version illustrated in colour, p. 314).
'Jeff Koons', in Central Plains Journal, May 2011 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 10).
Jeff Koons: The Painter & The Sculptor, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2012, pp. 85 and 91.
A. Rodriguez-Duarte, 'U.S. Giant Jeff Koons', in Harper's Bazaar China, January 2012 (another version illustrated in color, p. 93).
J.-P. Frimbois and M.-P. Nakamura, in Art Actuel, January/February 2012 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated on the front cover).
U. Arnold, The Art of Engineering / The Engineering of Art, Friedrichsdorf 2014 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 115).
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014, p. 294, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 149).
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, 2014-2015, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 157).
Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, exh. cat., Bilbao, Guggenheim Bilbao, 2015, no. 11 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 159).
E. M. Bukdahl, The Recurrent Actuality of the Baroque, Copenhagen 2017, no. 71 (Orange/Magenta version illustrated in colour, p. 184).
J. Jäger, C. von Marlin and A. Odier, Die Ausstellungen: Neue Nationalgalerie 1968-2015, Berlin 2018 (installation view of Turquoise/Magenta version at Neue Nationalgalerie in 2008 illustrated in colour, p. 246).
'Easter! 5 x eggs in art', in Avrotros, 11 April 2022, digital (installation view of Orange/Magenta version at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 2012-2014 illustrated in colour).
C. M. Pinasco, 'Algo más que Huevos de Pascua', in mdz, 24 April 2022, digital (installation view of Orange/Magenta version at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 2012-2014 illustrated in colour).
'Eggs in Design, Art, & Fashion', in Minniemuse, 18 June 2024, digital (illustrated in colour).
R. Conner, 'See how Dallas designers deck their own halls for the holidays', in The Dallas Morning News, 4 December 2024, digital.
Exhibited
Moscow, Gagosian Gallery, for what you are about to receive, 2008, p. 28 (Turquoise/Magenta version exhibited, illustrated in colour, pp. 29 and 232; installation view illustrated in colour, pp. 214 and 219).
Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, Jeff Koons: Celebration, 2008-2009, p. 80 (Turquoise/Magenta version exhibited, detail illustrated in colour, pp. 50 and 120; illustrated in colour, p. 81).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Baroque Egg with Bow, 2012-2014 (Orange/Magenta version exhibited).
Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, Jeff Koons: Celebration, 2008-2009, p. 80 (Turquoise/Magenta version exhibited, detail illustrated in colour, pp. 50 and 120; illustrated in colour, p. 81).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Baroque Egg with Bow, 2012-2014 (Orange/Magenta version exhibited).
Présenté par
Joseph Braka
Specialist