Jeff Koons

Rabbit

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 15 B
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2019
Estimate: 50.000.000 - 70.000.000 USD
Price realised: 91.075.000 USD
stainless steel
41 x 19 x 12 in. (104.1 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This work is number two from an edition of three plus one artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Sonnabend Gallery, New York | Private collection, New York | Gagosian Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

A top price for Jeff Koons

The work Rabbit by Jeff Koons was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 91,075,000.00 (€ 81,688,940.71), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 30%. With this result, Rabbit is even the most expensive work of art by Jeff Koons that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Jeff Koons

Die Arbeit Rabbit von Jeff Koons kam im Mai 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 91.075.000,00 (€ 81.688.940,71) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 30%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Rabbit sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jeff Koons, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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