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The Collection of Antonio Homem Sonnabend
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Gazing Ball (Standing Woman)
Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Gazing Ball (Standing Woman)
plaster and glass
61 ¾ x 18 ½ x 17 1⁄8 in. (156.8 x 47 x 43.5 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Gazing Ball (Standing Woman)
plaster and glass
61 ¾ x 18 ½ x 17 1⁄8 in. (156.8 x 47 x 43.5 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the late owner
Literature
J. Pissarro, Jeff Koons - The Gazing Ball or the Eye of Janus, Brussels, 2014, pp. 18, 23-24, 36, 42-48, (another example illustrated and details illustrated).
C. Godefroy, Cahiers d'Art: Picasso in the Studio, Paris, 2015, p. 254 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons in Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, 2016, pp. 56 and 58-59 (another example illustrated).
Almine Rech Gallery, Twenty Years, 1997-2017, Paris, 2017, p. 92 (another example illustrated in situ).
P. Gonzalez, "¿Por qué no podemos dejar de destruir piezas de museo?," GQ Mexico, 13 April 2018, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
S. Airoldi, "Uniqlo e Jeff Koons, la collaborazione che mette il buonumore," GQ Italia, 28 September 2021, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Lost in America, ed., Milan, 2021, pp. 204-205 (another example illustrated).
P. Laster, "Jeff Koons in His Own Words," Ocula, 5 January 2022, digital, n.p.
"Picasso y Jeff Koons, un dialogo intergeneracional en la Alhambra," InfoBae, 10 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
A.R. Tur, "Jeff Koons: 'Malgrat tot, continuo sent optimista," Ara Balears, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
B. Rico, "Picasso y el artista más cotizado del mundo, Jeff Koons, juntos en la nueva exposición de la Alhambra," Granada Hoy, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Pastor, "Conferencia de Jeff Koons y Joachim Pissarro en el Palacio de Carlos V," IDEAL, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Barranco, "Jeff Koons confronta su arte al de Picasso en plena Alhambra," La Vanguardia, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
L. Alemany, "Jeff Koons, en La Alhambra, con Picasso y Sánchez Cotán: 'Este momento es celestial,'" El Mundo, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Lorenci, "Encuentro 'celestial' de Picasso con Jeff Koons en la Alhambra," El Correo, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Pulido, "Picasso y Jeff Koons: Cita en la alhambra," ABC Cultural, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Marco, "Jeff Koons, el artista vivo más cotizado, en La Alhambra: 'No me importa el dinero, solo quiero ser parte del juego,'" El Español, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"El arte de Picasso dialoga con la contemporaneidad de Jeff Koons en Granada," La Jornada, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
E. Osuna, "'Las tres gracias' de Koons y Picasso conversan en la Alhambra," Articulo 14, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Aguirre, "El diálogo entre Pablo Picasso y Jeff Koons sobre arte contemporáneo que acaba de llegar a Granada," Gentleman, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Pulido, "Picasso y Jeff Koons: cita en la Alhambra," ABC Magazine, 17 December 2024, n.p. (another example illustrated).
R. Belen, "Picasso y Jeff Koons, juntos en la Alhambra," Málaga Hoy, 17 December 2024, n.p.
S.G. Moreno, "Koons se estrena en la Alhambra de la mano de Picasso," Ars Magazine, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
L. Crinò, "Futurismo senza pace danneggiato il Boccioni alla Gnam," La Repubblica, 19 December 2024, pp. 34-35 (another example illustrated).
J. Lawson-Tancred, "Why Jeff Koons's Collab With Picasso in Spain Is Hard Not to Love," Artnet News, 24 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
D. Boffey, "Jeff Koons on why he has drawn a red line on AI in art: 'I don't want to be lazy,'" The Guardian, 1 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated in situ).
D. Kuner, "Reflections: A Groundbreaking Exhibition at the Alhambra in Spain's Granada Where Picasso Meets Jeff Koons," The Olive Press, 6 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
S.G. Moreno, "Koons se estrena en la Alhambra de la mano de Picasso," ARS Magazine, 7 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
K. Golini, "Koons vs Picasso: miti in dialogo," Gazzetta di Parma, 27 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
O. Kerley, "Jeff Koons meets Picasso: The king of kitsch takes on a modern master," Independent, 3 February 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Gierowska, "Jeff Koons and Pablo Picasso: Reflections," The Brooklyn Rail, March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Diaz-Guardiola, "Espero convertirme en un símbolo de trascendida," ABC, 16 March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"Últimos días de la exposición Reflejos en el Museo Picasso Málaga," Revista de Arte, 20 March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Golsorkhi, "Jeff Koons," Tank Magazine, Spring 2025, digital, n.p.
F. Jameson, Postmodernismo, ovvero La logica culturale del tardo capitalismo, Turin, 2026, n.p. (another example illustrated on the cover and back cover).
C. Godefroy, Cahiers d'Art: Picasso in the Studio, Paris, 2015, p. 254 (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons in Florence, exh. cat., Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, 2016, pp. 56 and 58-59 (another example illustrated).
Almine Rech Gallery, Twenty Years, 1997-2017, Paris, 2017, p. 92 (another example illustrated in situ).
P. Gonzalez, "¿Por qué no podemos dejar de destruir piezas de museo?," GQ Mexico, 13 April 2018, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
S. Airoldi, "Uniqlo e Jeff Koons, la collaborazione che mette il buonumore," GQ Italia, 28 September 2021, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
Jeff Koons. Lost in America, ed., Milan, 2021, pp. 204-205 (another example illustrated).
P. Laster, "Jeff Koons in His Own Words," Ocula, 5 January 2022, digital, n.p.
"Picasso y Jeff Koons, un dialogo intergeneracional en la Alhambra," InfoBae, 10 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
A.R. Tur, "Jeff Koons: 'Malgrat tot, continuo sent optimista," Ara Balears, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
B. Rico, "Picasso y el artista más cotizado del mundo, Jeff Koons, juntos en la nueva exposición de la Alhambra," Granada Hoy, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Pastor, "Conferencia de Jeff Koons y Joachim Pissarro en el Palacio de Carlos V," IDEAL, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Barranco, "Jeff Koons confronta su arte al de Picasso en plena Alhambra," La Vanguardia, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
L. Alemany, "Jeff Koons, en La Alhambra, con Picasso y Sánchez Cotán: 'Este momento es celestial,'" El Mundo, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Lorenci, "Encuentro 'celestial' de Picasso con Jeff Koons en la Alhambra," El Correo, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Pulido, "Picasso y Jeff Koons: Cita en la alhambra," ABC Cultural, 16 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Marco, "Jeff Koons, el artista vivo más cotizado, en La Alhambra: 'No me importa el dinero, solo quiero ser parte del juego,'" El Español, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"El arte de Picasso dialoga con la contemporaneidad de Jeff Koons en Granada," La Jornada, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
E. Osuna, "'Las tres gracias' de Koons y Picasso conversan en la Alhambra," Articulo 14, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Aguirre, "El diálogo entre Pablo Picasso y Jeff Koons sobre arte contemporáneo que acaba de llegar a Granada," Gentleman, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Pulido, "Picasso y Jeff Koons: cita en la Alhambra," ABC Magazine, 17 December 2024, n.p. (another example illustrated).
R. Belen, "Picasso y Jeff Koons, juntos en la Alhambra," Málaga Hoy, 17 December 2024, n.p.
S.G. Moreno, "Koons se estrena en la Alhambra de la mano de Picasso," Ars Magazine, 17 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
L. Crinò, "Futurismo senza pace danneggiato il Boccioni alla Gnam," La Repubblica, 19 December 2024, pp. 34-35 (another example illustrated).
J. Lawson-Tancred, "Why Jeff Koons's Collab With Picasso in Spain Is Hard Not to Love," Artnet News, 24 December 2024, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
D. Boffey, "Jeff Koons on why he has drawn a red line on AI in art: 'I don't want to be lazy,'" The Guardian, 1 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated in situ).
D. Kuner, "Reflections: A Groundbreaking Exhibition at the Alhambra in Spain's Granada Where Picasso Meets Jeff Koons," The Olive Press, 6 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
S.G. Moreno, "Koons se estrena en la Alhambra de la mano de Picasso," ARS Magazine, 7 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
K. Golini, "Koons vs Picasso: miti in dialogo," Gazzetta di Parma, 27 January 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
O. Kerley, "Jeff Koons meets Picasso: The king of kitsch takes on a modern master," Independent, 3 February 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
N. Gierowska, "Jeff Koons and Pablo Picasso: Reflections," The Brooklyn Rail, March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
J. Diaz-Guardiola, "Espero convertirme en un símbolo de trascendida," ABC, 16 March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
"Últimos días de la exposición Reflejos en el Museo Picasso Málaga," Revista de Arte, 20 March 2025, digital, n.p. (another example illustrated).
M. Golsorkhi, "Jeff Koons," Tank Magazine, Spring 2025, digital, n.p.
F. Jameson, Postmodernismo, ovvero La logica culturale del tardo capitalismo, Turin, 2026, n.p. (another example illustrated on the cover and back cover).
Exhibited
Porto, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, The Sonnabend Collection: Part II, May-September 2018, pp. 122-123 (illustrated).
Saskatoon, Remai Modern, The Sonnabend Collection, October 2019-March 2020, pp. 148-149 (illustrated).
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022.
Granada, Spain, Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada in the Palace of Charles V at La Alhambra, presented by the Museo Picasso Málaga, Reflections. Picasso/Koons, December 2024-March 2025, pp. 30, 41, 46-47 and 61 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Mantova, Palazzo della Ragione, Sonnabend Collection, November 2025-August 2026, pp. 240 and 243 (illustrated).
Saskatoon, Remai Modern, The Sonnabend Collection, October 2019-March 2020, pp. 148-149 (illustrated).
Doha, Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery, Jeff Koons: Lost in America, November 2021-March 2022.
Granada, Spain, Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada in the Palace of Charles V at La Alhambra, presented by the Museo Picasso Málaga, Reflections. Picasso/Koons, December 2024-March 2025, pp. 30, 41, 46-47 and 61 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Mantova, Palazzo della Ragione, Sonnabend Collection, November 2025-August 2026, pp. 240 and 243 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Michael Baptist
Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale