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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 11, 2015 | Christie's | New York | Eve. Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale | 44B | $****** - ****** | Balloon Swan (Yellow) |
sculpture
350.5 x 302.3 x 238.8 cm (138 x 119 x 94 in)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Jeff Koons, May-October 2012, p. 169 (Magenta exhibited and illustrated in color).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons- New Paintings and Sculptures, May-June 2013, pp. 76-77, 86-87, 89-90, 96 and inside front cover (Blue exhibited and illustrated in color).
Paris, Gagosian Gallery, An American in Paris - Works from a Private Collection, January-May 2014, pp. 6-7, 9-17 and 80 (Red exhibited and illustrated in color).
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