Rabbit

E190301

Rabbit is a famous stainless-steel sculpture by Jeff Koons, celebrated as an iconic work of contemporary pop and conceptual art.

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instanceOf conceptual art artwork
contemporary artwork
pop art artwork
sculpture
stainless-steel sculpture
artHistoricalSignificance iconic work of late 20th-century sculpture
landmark of contemporary pop and conceptual art
artist Jeff Koons
artMarketRecord most expensive work by a living artist at auction as of 2019
auctionHouse Christie’s
buyerAt2019Sale Robert E. Mnuchin (on behalf of a client)
category animal sculpture
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jeff Koons
culturalStatus icon of contemporary art market
depicts inflatable rabbit
rabbit
exhibitedAt Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Whitney Museum of American Art
various international museums and galleries
genre conceptual art
pop art
height approximately 104 cm
iconicStatus widely recognized symbol of Jeff Koons’s practice
inception 1986
influencedBy commercial inflatable toys
location private collection
material stainless steel
medium polished stainless steel
movement contemporary art
notableWorkOf Jeff Koons
ownerAtTimeOf2019Sale Newhouse family
surface form: S.I. Newhouse Jr. estate
salePriceUSD 91100000
saleYear 2019
series Stainless steel sculptures by Jeff Koons
soldAtAuction Christie’s
surface form: Christie’s New York
style kitsch-inspired
minimalist
subjectMatter rabbit figure
surfaceFinish mirror-polished
theme ambiguity between high art and kitsch
childhood nostalgia
consumer culture
mass production
visualCharacteristics balloon-like form
cartoonish proportions
smooth reflective surface

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Jeff Koons notableWork Rabbit
Trevor Rabin associatedAct Rabbit