Jeff Koons beats David Hockney record for biggest sale by living artist
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Koons has beaten a record set by British artist David Hockney for the most expensive work sold by a living artist. The US pop artist’s Rabbit sculpture, which is one of his best-known pieces, sold for $91.1m at auction by Christie’s in New York – more than $20m over its estimated price. Koons previously held the record price for a living artist's work for his piece Balloon Dog, but was overtaken by Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist, which sold for just over $90m last year – also at Christie’s. The sale took place in the same week as a painting from Claude Monet’s Haystacks series sold for more than $110.7m, which marked a record for the French artist.
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