Jeff Koons (b. 1955)

Woman in Tub

Details

Jeff Koons (b. 1955)
Woman in Tub
incised with initials, date and number 'J.K. '88 3/3' on the underside and incised 'A. Maggioni' on the exterior of tub
porcelain
62 x 91 x 69in. (157.5 x 231.1 x 175.3cm.)
This work is number three from an edition of three and one artist's proof.

Literature

J. Koons and R. Rosenblum, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London 1992, p. 160
A. Muthesius, Jeff Koons, Cologne 1992, pp. 25, 122 and 168, no. 23 (illustrated)
T. Zaunschirm, Kunst Als Sdenenfall Die Tabuverletzungen des Jeff Koons, Germany 1996, p. 53 (illustrated)
"Super-banalism and the innocent salesroom: an interview with Jeff Koons", Modern New York Painters, Spring 1998, p. 27 (illustrated)
T. Godfrey, M. Mottahedan and K. Schubert, Once Upon A Time In America: The Mottahedan Collection, London 1999, p. 29 (illustrated)

Exhibited

New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Jeff Koons: Banality, November 1988-January 1989 (another example exhibited)
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Aarhus, Kunstmuseum; and Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, Jeff Koons, January 1992-April 1993, p. 77 (illustrated; another example exhibited)

Lot Essay

'Woman in Bath Tub was based on a postcard. This was part of my total vocabulary on Banality. It was to show the interface between the Victim and the Victimiser. There's the snorkel and somebody is doing something to her under the water because she's grabbing her breasts for protection. But the viewer also wants to participate and victimise her.'
--Jeff Koons

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