jeff KOONS
'Puppy', 1998
Soft green plush material with bean bag stuffing, Guggenheim Bilbao tag attached along with the
Jeff Koons printed label,
6-7/10 × 7-9/10 × 3-1/10 in. (17 x 20 x 8 cm.)
Condition:
Excellent- no issues, with all its original tags and labels.
Provenance:
Guggenheim Bilboa Museum, Spain
Private Collection, NY
Note:
Based on his massive 40 ft. Flower Puppy sculpture, Only the first series of plush puppies were authorized with the artist's name on the label,
Later unsigned series was produced without the artist's name. This piece still has the original tag (first series).
It was produced to coincide with his Solo Exhibition and Installation of the massive flower sculpture at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. It is now part of their permanent collection that stands proudly at the entrance to the Museum.