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Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1976. Koons lives and works in New York City. 

Koons earned renown for his public sculptures, such as the monumental floral sculpture Puppy (1992), shown at Rockefeller Center and permanently installed at the Guggenheim Bilbao. Another floral sculpture, Split-Rocker (2000), previously installed at the Papal Palace in Avignon, Château de Versailles, and Fondation Beyeler in Basel, was most recently on view at Rockefeller Center in 2014.

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Selected artworks

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Titian Pastoral Concert), 2016

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Titian Pastoral Concert), 2016

    Oil on canvas, glass and aluminium
    152,4 x 188 x 37,5 cm
    60 x 74 x 14 3/4 inches

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Boucher Reclining Girl), 2014-2015

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Boucher Reclining Girl), 2014-2015

    Oil on canvas, glass and aluminium
    176,1 x 117 cm
    69 3/8 x 46 1/8 inches

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Bottlerack), 2016

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Bottlerack), 2016

    Galvanized steel and glass
    91,44 x 40,48 x 40,48 cm
    36 x 15 15/16 x 15 15/16 inches
    Ed 1/3 + 1 AP

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Sacred Heart (Blue/Magenta), 1994-2007

    Jeff Koons Sacred Heart (Blue/Magenta), 1994-2007

    High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating
    356.9 x 218.4 x 120.9 cm

    © Jeff Koons

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Waterfall (Pink), 2010-2012

    Jeff Koons Waterfall (Pink), 2010-2012

    Oil on canvas
    274.3 x 213.4 cm

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Standing Woman), 2014

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Standing Woman), 2014

    Plaster and glass
    156,85 x 46,99 x 43,5 cm

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Demeter), 2014

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Demeter), 2014

    Plaster and glass
    124,1 x 86,7 x 107,6 cm

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Hulks (Bell), 2004-2012

    Jeff Koons Hulks (Bell), 2004-2012

    polychromed bronze, bronze, wood
    157,48 x 119,38 x 208,28 cm

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief (Violet), 2008

    Jeff Koons Balloon Rabbit Wall Relief (Violet), 2008

    Silkscreen on stainless steel
    292 x 135 x 3,3 cm
    115 x 53 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Seated Ballerina, 2010-2015

    Jeff Koons Seated Ballerina, 2010-2015

    Mirror-polished Stainless Steel with Transparent Color Coating
    210,8 x 113,5 x 199,8 cm
    83 x 44 5/8 x 78 5/8 inches

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Ballerinas, 2010-2014

    Jeff Koons Ballerinas, 2010-2014

    Mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
    254 x 177,8 x 157,5 cm
    100 x 70 x 62 inches
    Ed 1/3 + 1 AP

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Gazing Ball (Spranger Jupiter and Antiope), 2015

    Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Spranger Jupiter and Antiope), 2015

    Oil on canvas, glass and aluminium
    186,7 x 136,5 x 37,5 cm
    73 1/2 x 53 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches

  • Jeff Koons,                                      Metallic Venus, 2010 - 2012

    Jeff Koons Metallic Venus, 2010 - 2012

    high chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating and live flowering plants
    254 x 132,08 x 101,6 cm

  • Gazing Ball (Manet Spanish Singer), 2014-2015

    Gazing Ball (Manet Spanish Singer), 2014-2015

    Oil on canvas, glass, and aluminum
    175,9 x 136,5 x 37,5 cm
    69 1/4 x 53 3/4 x 14 3/4 in

  • Gazing Ball (Goltzius Hercules and Cacus), 2015

    Gazing Ball (Goltzius Hercules and Cacus), 2015

    Oil on canvas, glass and aluminium
    222,9 x 152,4 x 37,5 cm
    87 3/4 x 60 x 14 3/4 inches

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