JEFF KOONS, Die Welt, Collector's Edition, 2017
A newspaper as a collector's item. Jeff Koons designed a whole edition of the German Newspaper „Die Welt“. He took over the newspaper on November 16th 2017 - as did his famous predecessors Georg Baselitz, Ellsworth Kelly, Gerhard Richter, Neo Rauch, Cindy Sherman, Julian Schnabel and Isa Genzken.
The first page of this newspaper has been released as an exclusive edition, limited to 100 copies:
Digital fine pigment print on fine handmade paper, 57,3 x 40,2 cm, signed and numbered with golden pen: 57/100
The very sought-after edition was allocated to the buyers through a lottery.
The last picture shows the edition's listing on the official Jeff Koons website. The pictures before are stock pictures that show the creation process (courtesy Die Welt).
There is an
inventary number written in pencil verso, which can also be rubbed
out ;)
Besides this copy is in mint condition.
The auction is private, and therefore subject to the statutes of the European Union.