Kiepenkerl

Kiepenkerl
Artist Jeff Koons
Year 1987
Type Stainless steel
Dimensions 184.8 cm × 80.0 cm × 81.9 cm ( 72 3⁄4 in ×  31 1⁄2 in ×  32 1⁄4 in)
Location Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates 38°53.329′N 77°1.380′W / 38.888817°N 77.023000°W / 38.888817; -77.023000Coordinates: 38°53.329′N 77°1.380′W / 38.888817°N 77.023000°W / 38.888817; -77.023000
Owner Smithsonian Institution

Kiepenkerl is a modern sculpture by Jeff Koons. It is constructed of polished cast stainless steel.[1][2]

Cast in 1987, it is an edition of 3. [3] An example is in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.[4] It refers to the traveling peddlers statue in Münster, Germany.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kiepenkerl, (sculpture)", SIRIS
  2. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/3623254057/
  3. ↑ http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159431624
  4. ↑ http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=14713
  5. ↑ http://www.historicgermany.com/3413.html
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