Auction house Christie's at auction on November 12 to be auctioned work of Jeff Koons "of balloon Dog (Orange)". Giant sculpture, for which the toy balloon, estimated at 35-55 million dollars

auction house Christie's to auction "Post-war and contemporary art" 12 November 2013 years will offer collectors one of the iconic works by the artist Jeff Koons — the work "of balloon Dog (Orange)" (1994-2000). This monumental stainless steel sculpture that simulates a toy balloon, visited the exhibitions at the MOMA in new York, on the Grand Canal in Venice and the Palace of Versailles. A masterpiece of pop art exhibited from the collection of the most authoritative collector Peter Brant, owner of one of the world's largest private collections of works by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The proceeds will be used to Finance programs of the Research center arts Foundation Brant (Brant Foundation Art Study Center) Grinvich@

"of balloon Dog (Orange)", estimated at 35-55 million, quite possibly will break the record of another Koons sculpture from the series "Triumph" — work "Tulips" sold for 33,7 million at Christie's auction in November 2012 years (2-th line in the rating of the most successful living artists).

Five iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, inspired by Jeff Koons on the creation of five sculptures "Dogs of balloons", each in its color. "Of balloon dog (Orange)" was one of the first in this series, Peter Brant bought it in the late 1990s. the Other four sculptures of Koons also went to a respected collections: blue "Dog" was purchased by the Art Fund Brody; yellow — collector Steven Cohen; red — the Foundation for contemporary art Deste of Dakis Ioannou; purple — collector françois Pino@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Источники: artdaily.com, christies.com, artinvestment.ru