Pink Panther sculpture expected to sell for $30m
March 12th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 12 (ANI): American artist Jeff Koons’ porcelain sculpture of a pink panther hugging a bare-breasted blonde is expected to fetch 30 million dollars at a New York City auction.
There were three editions made of the work, and the one that will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s on May 10, is the artist’s proof, the Telegraph reported.
One was sold at Christie’s in 1999 for 1.8 million dollars, reportedly to the newsprint magnate Peter Brant.
The others are in the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Sotheby’s didn’t identify the seller of the artist’s proof, but the New York Times says it’s the publisher Benedikt Taschen.
Koons’ ‘Balloon Flower Magenta’ sold for 25.7 million dollars in 2008 at Christie’s. It set a record for the artist. (ANI)
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