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Yves KleinHistoric Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery exhibition invitation Mid Century Modern1961
1961
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Well documented work, illustrated in the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution hardcover exhibition monograph.
Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery Poster, 1961
Extremely rare Offset lithograph poster/exhibition invitation designed by artist
17 1/2 × 11 1/4 inches
Unframed
This is the original lithographic invitation from the historic exhibition:
Yves Klein le Monochrome
Dwan Gallery - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
29 May 1961 - 24 June 1961
(There is no writing on the back side)
The historic importance of this 1961 Yves Klein exhibition cannot be overstated. First of all, the exhibition was held in the artist's lifetime, and was designed by Yves Klein himself and printed under his direction while he was in the United States. As a lifetime edition, it is a true collectors item - setting aside this was such an important exhibition. This work features his signature color IKB - known the world over as International Klein Blue. But even more poignant, this exhibition was held one year before Klein would die of a sudden heart attack in 1962. "Yves Le Monochrome", held at the Dwan Gallery in Los Angeles, followed an exhibition of Yves Klein's paintings at the Castelli Gallery in New York City, where, famously, not one single painting sold.
In 2016, the National Gallery of Art held a monumental exhibition celebrating the life and career of Virginia Dwan, curated by art historian James Meyer. The exhibition was accompanied by a lavish 410 page illustrated hardback monograph. Attached is a photograph of the page (p. 325) and cover of the book featuring this Yves Le Monochrome poster and describing the exhibition at Dwan.
The exhibition and accompanying publicity repeatedly refers to the 1961 Yves Klein exhibition as a "landmark show". See, for example, this article about the show by Blake Gopnik, who also profiled Dwan for the New York Times, dubbing her a "Jet Age Medici", a reference to her status as a wealthy heiress and European-style patron of arts, even though she was from Minnesota, and not Florence - because she was more focused on promoting art than making money.
The present offset lithograph is a true collector's item. It is a must-have for any serious collector, dealer, scholar or institution involved with Yves Klein's art and career.
Very good vintage condition; original natural folds as issued. (this was an invitation). A bright impression.
- Creator:Yves Klein (1928 - 1962, French)
- Creation Year:1961
- Dimensions:Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)
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- Condition:Very good vintage condition; original natural folds as issued. (this was an invitation). A bright impression.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745212806352
Yves Klein
French artist Yves Klein is best known for his trademark ultramarine pigment, which he patented as International Klein Blue in 1961. “Blue … is beyond dimensions, whereas the other colors are not,” he said.
“All colors arouse specific ideas, while blue suggests at most the sea and the sky; and they, after all, are in actual, visible nature what is most abstract.”
Starting in the mid-1950s, Klein made retinal blue monochrome paintings (which would prove cornerstones of Minimalism) and the pigment would also feature prominently in his Anthropometry paintings, for which Klein smeared nude women with blue pigment and used them as human brushes on canvas, sometimes in elaborate public performances. Klein's work anticipated Conceptual art, performance art and environmental art, as in his selling of portions of empty space to collectors. For The Void (1958), he presented an empty gallery as an artwork, wearing a white tie and tails to show visitors around the blank walls.
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