NOT SOLD. "GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali", New York, Taschen 2004. Elephant Folio. 50 x 50 x 15 cm.

2347/665

Jeff Koons (b. York, Pennsylvania 1955)

Muhammad Ali (b. 1942)

“GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali”, New York, Taschen 2004. Elephant Folio. Measuring 50×50 cm. 780 pp. Limited collector's edition. Copy #06021 (of 9000). Signed and numbered by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. With an orig. photograph signed by Jeff Koons. Sheet size 50×40 cm.

With images (photographs, art and memorabilia), many of them previously unpublished - from more than 150 photographers and artists. Housed in silk-covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photograph, “Ali vs Williams”. Bound in pink leather (the colour of Ali's first Cadillac). The official bindery for the Vatican. In orig. box.

Muhammad Ali is one of the most remarkable personalities of our time and the greatest sportsman ever. To honor this living legend, the German art book publisher Taschen created this work as a tribute to Muhammed Ali in a scale that reflects his achievements. GOAT is the abbreviation for GREATEST OF ALL TIME. The official bindery for the Vatican, specializing in the most elaborate and oversized editions of the Bible and the Koran, enforces the strictest standards of quality control and only several hundred copies can be assembled per week.

Condition

Box with handling marks, dirt and corners with wear and tear. Otherwise original condition.

Auction

Modern art and design, 21 November 2023