An art fabricator who helped Jeff Koons create Balloon Dog and other large sculptures lost his life savings in a sophisticated con job. Ed Suman, 67, had over $2 million in Bitcoin and Ether stored on ...

A total of 799 editions of the 40 x 48 x 16 cm sculpture were made. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. An edition of the "Balloon Dog (Blue)" was listed on art marketplace ...

Perhaps you've seen one of his giant balloon dog sculptures or the stainless steel inflatable rabbit he made that resold for $91 million in 2019 — the highest price ever paid at auction for a ...

The smashed sculpture was a miniature version of Koons’ famed 12-foot-tall Balloon Dog sculpture that’s made out of mirror-polished stainless steel and on display in Los Angeles. Koons has ...

“I was trying to make a balloon dog and just couldn’t,” Hendry says. “And then I made these random knots. I’m like, ‘oh yeah, this works.’ And then I just wanted to keep playing with ...

Unfortunately, the 16-inch-tall sculpture would not make it through the fair’s VIP preview night. The balloon dog fell and shattered after an art collector accidentally bumped into its ...

The 2021 piece was entitled “Balloon Dog (Blue)” and valued at around $42,000, according to an email from Bel-Air Fine Art. The sculpture was made of porcelain and measured 40 x 48 x 16 cm.

By Amanda Holpuch The balloon dog sculptures made famous by Jeff Koons so closely imitate their twisted latex inspiration that some observers might think they would be better set in a circus than ...