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Artists›Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

1955

WA-00005516

York, PA, USA

Post-ImpressionismMinimalism

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ297525

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Mirrored Fiction

Gagosian

2026

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge+1· 85%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 85%✓
BiographyAi Generated + Gallery Gagosian+2· 82%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (6)

Phillips-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jeff-koons
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jeff-koons
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jeff-koons
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Gagosianhttps://gagosian.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Almine-Rechhttps://www.alminerech.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6622
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Jeff Koons yet.

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Movement

Post-Impressionism

Medium

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Tate Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka Museum of Cycladic Art Whitney Museum of American Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (25)

Caterpillar (with chains)

2002 · Polychromed aluminium and rubber coated steel

object: 470 x 1945 x 1100 mm

Tate

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Popeye as party favor

2002 · Silkscreen

19 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (50.5 × 50.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WALRUS (Purple)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 2210 x 1490 x 30 mm

Tate

PONY (Blue)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 1990 x 1503 x 30 mm

Tate

ELEPHANT (Gold)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 1933 x 1503 x 30 mm

Tate

BEAR (Blue)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 2155 x 1503 x 30 mm

Tate

HIPPO (Green)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 2106 x 1479 x 30 mm

Tate

DONKEY (Blue-Green)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 1944 x 1495 x 30 mm

Tate

GOAT (Ice Blue)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 2178 x 1485 x 30 mm

Tate

MONKEY (Red-Orange)

1999 · Glass, plastic and stainless steel

object: 1753 x 1503 x 30 mm

Tate

Bourgeois Bust - Jeff and Ilona

1991 · Marble

object: 1190 x 745 x 580 mm displayed: 1950 x 745 x 580 mm

Tate

Mound of Flowers

1991 · Glass

displayed: 400 x 1135 x 945 mm

Tate

Bourgeois Bust- Jeff and Ilona

1991 · Marble

110.5 × 73.4 × 55.9 cm (43 1/2 × 29 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Made in Heaven

1989 · Lithograph on paper on canvas

support: 3145 x 6910 x 5.5 mm

Tate

Winter Bears

1988 · Polychromed wood

displayed: 1245 x 1170 x 450 mm

Tate

Art Magazine Ads (Art in America)

1988 · Lithograph on paper

support: 915 x 712 mm

Tate

Woman in Tub

1988 · Porcelain

60.3 × 91.4 × 68.6 cm (23 3/4 × 36 × 27 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Christ and the Lamb

1988 · Gilded wood and mirror

200.7 × 139.7 × 17.8 cm (79 × 55 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Jim Beam - Passenger Car

1986 · Stainless steel and bourbon

Overall: 7 1/4 × 16 × 6 1/2 in. (18.4 × 40.6 × 16.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Jim Beam - Log Car

1986 · Stainless steel and bourbon

Overall: 8 1/4 × 28 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (21 × 73 × 16.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Jim Beam - Box Car

1986 · Stainless steel and bourbon

Overall: 7 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (19.1 × 36.8 × 16.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Jim Beam - Barrel Car

1986 · Stainless steel and bourbon

Overall: 7 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (19.1 × 36.8 × 16.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Two Dr J Silver Series, Spalding NBA Tip-Off)

1985 · Glass, steel, pneumatic feet, 3 rubber basketballs and water

unconfirmed: 1536 x 1238 x 336 mm

Tate

Encased - Four Rows

1983 · Glass, steel, plastic and basketballs

unconfirmed: 2032 x 1400 x 432 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (6)

25 published of 38 catalogued · 29 with image

Tate
17 published16 img
Whitney
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
The Met
1 published
+ 2 more sources · 13 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

DONKEY (Blue-Green)
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mound of Flowers
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Winter Bears
1988 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
New Hoover Convertibles, Green, Red, Brown, New Shelton Wet/Dry 10 Gallon Displaced Doubledecker
1981 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
GOAT (Ice Blue)
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
MONKEY (Red-Orange)
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bourgeois Bust - Jeff and Ilona
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Encased - Four Rows
1983 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Two Dr J Silver Series, Spalding NBA Tip-Off)
1985 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
HIPPO (Green)
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

19 assets

Artsy

Wikipedia

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

Peers & Context23

Felix Gonzalez-Torresco-exhibited Andreas Gurskyco-exhibited Duane Hansonco-exhibited Adam McEwenco-exhibited Bruce Naumanco-exhibitedDuane Hansonco-exhibited

Movements2

Post-Impressionism Minimalism

Collections9

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Tate Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka Museum of Cycladic Art Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka

In collection

Museum of Cycladic Art

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka

In collection

Museum of Cycladic Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Background

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art

Visual Arts

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Visual Arts

Network

Related Artists

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Mirrored Fiction

2026

Exhibition Mirrored Fiction Gagosian

2026

Solo Exhibition Jeff Koons

2025

Group Exhibition The Omnipotence of Dreams

2025

Exhibition Jeff Koons at Museum of Cycladic Art

Exhibition Jeff Koons at Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka