Focus on Balloon Dog and explain the Variants.
The Broad contemporary art museum in Los Angeles has a copy of Balloon Dog (Blue).In 2013, Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's for $58.4 million. As of 2023, it is the fourth most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction.
On February 19, 2023, a small 16 in (41 cm) copy worth $42,000, one of a limited edition of 799, was destroyed by a woman visiting the Art Wynwood art fair in Miami, Florida. She was observed tapping the object with her index finger, causing it to topple over and smash into thousands of pieces. The limited edition in Limoges porcelain was produced by the French company Bernardaud.
Bernardaud Christie's Miami fourth most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction The Broad Limoges porcelain