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The Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Mermaid Troll
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Mermaid Troll
stamped with foundry mark '© ALFCO NY' (lower edge)
stainless steel
20 ½ x 8 ½ x 8 ½ in. (52.1 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Mermaid Troll
stamped with foundry mark '© ALFCO NY' (lower edge)
stainless steel
20 ½ x 8 ½ x 8 ½ in. (52.1 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
Galerie Crousel-Hussenot, Paris, 1987
Annika Barbarigos, Athens
Ileana Sonnabend, New York, 1990
By descent from the above to the late owner
Galerie Crousel-Hussenot, Paris, 1987
Annika Barbarigos, Athens
Ileana Sonnabend, New York, 1990
By descent from the above to the late owner
Literature
J. Koons, "A Text by Jeff Koons," Spazio Umano, no. 4, October-December 1986, p. 126 (another example illustrated; incorrectly titled Cape Codder Troll).
R. Kleyn, "Nuovi Concetti," Tema Celeste, January/March 1987, p. 80.
A. Schwartzman, "Corporate Culture: The Yippie-Yuppie Artist," Manhattan Inc., December 1987, p. 141 (another example illustrated).
D. Schwarze, "Schlaf der Vernunft," Kunstforum, no. 94, April/May 1988, p. 249 (another example illustrated in situ).
G. Celant, Unexpressionism: Art Beyond the Contemporary, New York, 1988, pp. 338-339 and 341 (another example illustrated).
A. Bonito-Oliva, "Ainsi L'etat de l'Art (et de la critique aussi)," New Art International, April/May 1990, p. 30 (another example illustrated; incorrectly titled Cape Codder Troll).
Quindicesima Biennale Internazionale del Bronzetto e della Piccola Scultura: L’avventura dell’oggetto, Padua, Palazzo della Ragione, 1991, p. 87 (another example illustrated).
A. Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, p. 93 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, Jeff Koons: 30 Postcards, Cologne, 1992, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, p. 158.
N. Bourriaud, "Jeff Koons," Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 44 (another example illustrated).
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2008, p. 221 (another example illustrated).
40 Years Kaldor Public Art Projects, exh. cat., Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2009, p. 166.
W.T. Georgis, "Allegria per gli Ospiti," Architectural Digest, May 2011, p. 162 (another example illustrated).
Peter Schjeldahl, "Selling Points," The New Yorker, July 2014, p. 93.
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 100 and 299, pl. 48 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2014, pp. 96 and 302, pl. 48 (another example illustrated).
J. Champion and N. Liucci-Goutnikov, eds., Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective Le Portfolio de L'Exposition, Paris, 2015, pp. 62-63.
F. Dartois, "1997, Jeff Koons : "Pour moi, l'art est de l'ordre du rationnel"," Institut National d l'Audiovisuel, 10 April 2019, digital.
M. Holman, "Exhibition review: Jeff Koons. Shine at Palazzo Strozzi," The Florentine, 18 November 2021, digital (another example illustrated in situ).
A. Valente, "Democratizzare l’arte attraverso l’acciaio: la rivoluzionaria mostra di Jeff Koons a Firenze," The Walk of Fame 11 January 2022, digital (another example illustrated in situ).
Jeff Koons: 1979-1999, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Art Intelligence Global, 2024, p. 10.
R. Kleyn, "Nuovi Concetti," Tema Celeste, January/March 1987, p. 80.
A. Schwartzman, "Corporate Culture: The Yippie-Yuppie Artist," Manhattan Inc., December 1987, p. 141 (another example illustrated).
D. Schwarze, "Schlaf der Vernunft," Kunstforum, no. 94, April/May 1988, p. 249 (another example illustrated in situ).
G. Celant, Unexpressionism: Art Beyond the Contemporary, New York, 1988, pp. 338-339 and 341 (another example illustrated).
A. Bonito-Oliva, "Ainsi L'etat de l'Art (et de la critique aussi)," New Art International, April/May 1990, p. 30 (another example illustrated; incorrectly titled Cape Codder Troll).
Quindicesima Biennale Internazionale del Bronzetto e della Piccola Scultura: L’avventura dell’oggetto, Padua, Palazzo della Ragione, 1991, p. 87 (another example illustrated).
A. Muthesius, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 1992, p. 93 (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, Jeff Koons: 30 Postcards, Cologne, 1992, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Koons, The Jeff Koons Handbook, London, 1992, p. 158.
N. Bourriaud, "Jeff Koons," Beaux Arts, September 1997, p. 44 (another example illustrated).
H.W. Holzwarth, ed., Jeff Koons, Cologne, 2008, p. 221 (another example illustrated).
40 Years Kaldor Public Art Projects, exh. cat., Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2009, p. 166.
W.T. Georgis, "Allegria per gli Ospiti," Architectural Digest, May 2011, p. 162 (another example illustrated).
Peter Schjeldahl, "Selling Points," The New Yorker, July 2014, p. 93.
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 100 and 299, pl. 48 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2014, pp. 96 and 302, pl. 48 (another example illustrated).
J. Champion and N. Liucci-Goutnikov, eds., Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective Le Portfolio de L'Exposition, Paris, 2015, pp. 62-63.
F. Dartois, "1997, Jeff Koons : "Pour moi, l'art est de l'ordre du rationnel"," Institut National d l'Audiovisuel, 10 April 2019, digital.
M. Holman, "Exhibition review: Jeff Koons. Shine at Palazzo Strozzi," The Florentine, 18 November 2021, digital (another example illustrated in situ).
A. Valente, "Democratizzare l’arte attraverso l’acciaio: la rivoluzionaria mostra di Jeff Koons a Firenze," The Walk of Fame 11 January 2022, digital (another example illustrated in situ).
Jeff Koons: 1979-1999, exh. cat., Hong Kong, Art Intelligence Global, 2024, p. 10.
Exhibited
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Group Show: Ashley Bickerton, Peter Halley, Jeff Koons, Meyer Vaisman, October-November 1986 (another example exhibited).
Cologne, Galerie Max Hetzler, Günther Förg, Robert Gober, Axel Hütte, Jon Kessler, Hubert Kiecol, Jeff Koons, Meuser, Heimo Zobernig, November-December 1986, pp. 15 and 20 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Schlaf Der Vernunft, February-May 1988, pp. 223 and 249, no. 94 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Newport Beach, Newport Harbor Art Museum, OBJECTives: The New Sculpture, April-June 1990, pp. 95 and 173 (another example exhibited).
Portland Art Museum and Portland, Oregon Art Institute, Object Lessons, May-July 1991 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997, pp. 48-49 and 83 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and Helsinki City Art Museum, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, September 2004-April 2005, pp. 58 and 147 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons. The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 178-179 and 192 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June-October 2014, pp. 48, 92 and 287 (illustrated).
Porto, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, The Sonnabend Collection: Part II, May-September 2018, pp. 114 and 117 (illustrated).
Saskatoon, Remai Modern, The Sonnabend Collection, May-September 2019, pp. 140-143 (illustrated).
Florence, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Jeff Koons. Shine, October 2021-January 2022, pp. 21, 90-91, cat. 11 (illustrated).
Cologne, Galerie Max Hetzler, Günther Förg, Robert Gober, Axel Hütte, Jon Kessler, Hubert Kiecol, Jeff Koons, Meuser, Heimo Zobernig, November-December 1986, pp. 15 and 20 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, Schlaf Der Vernunft, February-May 1988, pp. 223 and 249, no. 94 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Newport Beach, Newport Harbor Art Museum, OBJECTives: The New Sculpture, April-June 1990, pp. 95 and 173 (another example exhibited).
Portland Art Museum and Portland, Oregon Art Institute, Object Lessons, May-July 1991 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Jeff Koons, September-November 1997, pp. 48-49 and 83 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and Helsinki City Art Museum, Jeff Koons: Retrospective, September 2004-April 2005, pp. 58 and 147 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Frankfurt, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Jeff Koons. The Sculptor, June-September 2012, pp. 178-179 and 192 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, June-October 2014, pp. 48, 92 and 287 (illustrated).
Porto, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, The Sonnabend Collection: Part II, May-September 2018, pp. 114 and 117 (illustrated).
Saskatoon, Remai Modern, The Sonnabend Collection, May-September 2019, pp. 140-143 (illustrated).
Florence, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Jeff Koons. Shine, October 2021-January 2022, pp. 21, 90-91, cat. 11 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Michael Baptist
Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale