Balloon Dog
This balloon dog statue will definitely add fun to any room! Made of high-quality resin, it is very lightweight and durable
Balloon Dog is a series of sculptures by the American artist Jeff Koons. There are different versions of this sculpture, made between 1994 and 2000, with each having a different color: blue, magenta, yellow, orange and red.
Balloon Dog
Background and concept
Balloon Dogis part of Koons'Celebrationseries of artworks and is one of many sculptures inspired by inflatable characters, includingBalloon Swan(2004–2011),Balloon Rabbit(2005–2010), andBalloon Monkey(2006-2013).Koons said about the series, "I've always enjoyedballoon animalsbecause they're like us ... We're balloons. You take a breath and you inhale, it's an optimism. You exhale, and it's kind of a symbol of death".
Variants
The Broad contemporary art museum in Los Angeles has a copy of Balloon Dog (Blue).
In 2013, Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's for $58.4 million. As of 2023, it is the fourth most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction.
On February 19, 2023, a small 16 in (41 cm) copy worth $42,000, one of a limited edition of 799, was destroyed by a woman visiting the Art Wynwood art fair in Miami, Florida. She was observed tapping the object with her index finger, causing it to topple over and shatter. The limited edition in Limoges porcelain was produced by the French company Bernardaud.
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