One of today’s most controversial working artists, Jeff Koons has had a decidedly unique career that runs counter to many of the art historical norms; despite his playful, often hyperbolic, artistic style, Koons has undertaken a number of shockingly conventional jobs in his life, such as working as a commodities broker on Wall Street, before fully devoting himself to art. Born in York, Pennsylvania, in 1955, Koons studied both at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, as well as the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduating with a BFA in 1977, he moved to New York City where he worked in membership services at the Museum of Modern Art. While at MoMA, he began working on his signature, often garish and banal, visual style. Koons utilized everything from inflatable toys to domestic appliances. Koons also developed an artistic persona that was simultaneously blithe and over-the-top, a self-identity that has increasingly become associated with, and as part of, his work. The artist has repeatedly asserted that his work should be taken at face value and that there is no hidden meaning or interpretive content; this, in conjunction with his use of both kitsch and banal materials and motifs, has greatly contributed to the polarizing nature of his career within the art world. Koons frequently references pop culture in saccharine proportions, like in his bizarre works Michael Jackson and Bubbles or Pink Panther, both of which feature large-scale porcelain sculptures of celebrities and cartoonish companions. Most recently, Koons became the center of controversy after he offered the sculpture Bouquet of Tulips, to the city of Paris to memorialize the victims of a terrorist attack. After extreme backlash from all sides and a proposed installation in Tokyo Square instead, it now stands behind Paris’s Petit Palais after almost 3 years of debate. Koons’s most distinguishable design is that of a balloon dog, which he has recreated in several iterations. These balloon dogs are often massive in scale, made of metal, and given a mirror-like finish. His Balloon Dog (Orange), one of five versions in various colors, holds one of the highest auction records for a living artist, selling for $58.4 million in 2013. Koons would go on to surpass his own record in 2019 when Rabbit, a stainless-steel bunny statue, sold for $91.1 million. Koons continues to live and work in New York City, where he has undertaken public commissions (such as Seated Ballerina, 2017, in Rockefeller Center), and his work is held in several collections, such as the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Jeff Koons

Contemporary Day Auction

Jeff Koons b. 1955 Gazing Ball (Demeter) plaster and glass 48 ¾ by 34 ⅛ by 40 ½ in. 123.8 by 86.7 by 102.9 cm. Executed in 2014, this work is the artist's proof from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.

gazing ball (demeter)

The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

Property from an Eminent Private European Collection

Property from an Eminent Private European Collection Jeff Koons b. 1955 Bob-Tail dated 91 and numbered 1/3 (on the underside of the front right paw) polychromed wood 34 by 44 by 16 in. 86.4 by 111.8 by 40.6 cm. Executed in 1991, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.

bob-tail

Balloon Animals Collector's Set by Jeff Koons, 2017-2019.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6.</li><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Edition of 40 (out of 999).</li></ul>

Balloon Animals Collector's Set

Signed limited Champ’s Edition of GOAT—GREATEST OF ALL TIME, the ultimate tribute to Muhammad Ali.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American).</li><li>Köln:&nbsp;Taschen, 2004.</li><li>792 pages.</li><li>Hardcover.</li><li>Edition of&nbsp;1,000.</li><li>Signed by Ali and Koons.</li><li>Accompanied with four gelatin silver prints signed by photographer Howard L. Bingham and Muhammad Ali and the Jeff Koons sculpture&nbsp;Radial Champs, composed of two inflatables and a stool.</li><li>Bound in pink leather, the color of Ali’s first Cadillac.</li><li>Presented in a silk-covered box, illustrated with Neil Leifer’s iconic 1966 photo&nbsp;Ali vs Williams.</li></ul>

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali | Champ's Edition | Signed

Lobster by <a href="Jeff Koons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2025.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>Hand-signed by the artist on Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Part of an edition of 99, plus 5 APs.</li><li>Launched November 5th, 2025.</li><li>Expected to ship in 4-6 weeks from purchase.</li></ul> Comprising of 18 detachable parts, including 13 hidden compartments within its claws, tail, and underside. Lobster was developed over nearly eight years in close collaboration between Bernardaud and Jeff Koons

Lobster

Diamond Red by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2020.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>Limoges porcelain with chromatic metalized coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 599.</li></ul>

Diamond Red

Balloon Animals I by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2017.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>French Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Edition of 999.</li></ul>

Balloon Animals I

Balloon Animals II, by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2019.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>French Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 999.</li></ul>

Balloon Animals II

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Balloon+Monkey&amp;pfilters.dateRange=past" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Balloon Monkey</a> (Blue) by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2017.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>French Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 999.</li></ul> Please note: This item is excluded from complimentary shipping. Shipping quote will be calculated at time of purchase.

Balloon Monkey

Balloon Dog in magenta, by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, 2015.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 2300.</li></ul>

Balloon Dog Magenta

The Diamonds (2023) by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jeff+Koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>; Collector's Set with matching number.<ul><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>French Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Part of an edition of 599.</li></ul>

The Diamonds | Collectors' Set with Matching Number

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Balloon+Dog&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Balloon Dog</a> Presentation Set by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=jeff+koons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Koons</a>, with matching edition numbers, 2017.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3.</li><li>Jeff Koons (American, born 1955).</li><li>French Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating.</li><li>Signed and numbered.</li><li>Part of an edition of 2300.</li></ul>

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