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A sculpture of the American artist Jeff Koons is sold Wednesday for $ 91.1 million at an auction organized by Christie & In New York – a record price for a living artist.
"Rabbit", a stainless steel casting of an inflatable bunny, exceeded the previous record of the portrait of the British painter David Hockney, "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)", sold last November for $ 90.3 million to Christie's.
This was a return Koons, whose "Balloon Dog (Orange)" for five years broke the record for the highest price achieved for a living artist after its sale in 2013 at a price of 58.4 million of dollars.
The selling price of "Rabbit" was only $ 80 million, but once commissions and fees were added, the final total amounted to $ 91.075 million.
At an unusual twist for an art auction at this price range, the "Rabbit" buyer was actually in the room at the time of the sale.
Produced by Koons in 1986, "Rabbit" is among the best known works of the artist, who has built a reputation for challenging the conventions of the art world.
At a height of 1.04 meters (41 inches), the character was auctioned from the collection of the late SI Newhouse mogul.
In 2017, his empire included Conde Nast, who published magazines such as Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair.
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