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Yves Klein Art

French, 1928-1962

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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Artist: Yves Klein
L’OURS POMPON – EDITION YVES KLEIN
By Yves Klein
Located in Malmo, SE
YEAR: 2022 TECHNIQUE: Artisanal resin of 40 cm in length, made after the original mold of the polar bear of François Pompon. FINITION: Yves Klein blue – IKB...
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2010s Contemporary Yves Klein Art

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Pigment

La Conférence à la Sorbonne, 3 Juin 1959 Lt Ed IKB Silkscreen album cover w/LPS
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Yves Klein La Conférence à la Sorbonne, 3 Juin, 1959, 1959-1963 Two 12-inch vinyl records held in gatefold sleeve with silkscreen cover jacket in IKB International Klein Blue...
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1960s Modern Yves Klein Art

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Screen, Offset, Pencil, Board, Lithograph

Historic Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery exhibition invitation Mid Century Modern
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Well documented work, illustrated in the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution hardcover exhibition monograph. Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery Po...
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1960s Modern Yves Klein Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Yves Klein Propositions Monochromes Invite with IKB (International Klein Blue)
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Yves Klein Yves Klein Propositions Monochromes with IKB (International Klein Blue), 1957 Extremely rare fold-out silkscreened vintage invitation with IKB for Galerie Schmela exhibiti...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Yves Klein Art

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Screen, Lithograph, Offset

Yves Klein - Table Bleu - Plexiglass Blue IKB Pigment Glass Chromed Aluminum
By Yves Klein
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Yves Klein "Table Bleu" Designed in 1963 and from an open edition circa 1990s. Plexiglass, glass, chromed aluminum and IKB pigment. The "Table Bleu" by Yves Klein, also known as "T...
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Late 20th Century Modern Yves Klein Art

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Metal

Yves Klein Monogold Coffee Table Authorized Dealer in Paris Gold Leaves 24K
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Monogold coffee table. Glass, Plexiglas, metal and gold leaf. Signed R. Klein Moquay and numbered on a label affixed to the underside of the table. This work is from an e...
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1960s Yves Klein Art

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Yves Klein Blue Earth Sculpture IKB Pigment Plaster Cast in Plexiglas Box
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Concieved in 1957, this edition started to be executed in 1988 IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast, in plexiglas, signed Rotraut Klein Moquay and numbered HC XXX/L on the base on a label affixed under the base. 300 editions numbered from “1/300” to “300/300″ 50 editions numbered from”HCI/L” à “HC L/L” H. 36 cm With the Plexiglas box: 41.5 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm Yves Klein is an influential French conceptual artist who works in a wide variety of fields. Arguably best known for his use of a very vibrant shade of blue, he began to create his monochrome series in the 1950s by developing and patenting his own signature shade known as IKB or International Klein Blue. Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, the artist founded the New Realism movement with the art critic Pierre Restany...
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1980s Post-War Yves Klein Art

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Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment

Yves Klein Small IKB Venus Brooch Sculpture Jewel in International Klein Blue
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Small IKB Venus Brooch Bronze multiple, painted with International Klein Blue (IKB). From a model created in 1956. Edition of 500 copies + 100...
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1950s Yves Klein Art

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Yves Klein Dying Slave After Michelangelo IKB Sculpture Bright Klein Blue
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Dying Slave after Michelangelo IKB blue resin in plexiglas, signed Rotraut Klein Moquay and numbered 224/300 on the base on a label. 300 editions numbered from “1/300” to...
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1990s Post-War Yves Klein Art

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Resin, Plexiglass

L'Ours Pompon Sculpture by Yves Klein and François Pompon, IKB pigment
By Yves Klein
Located in Zug, CH
PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE YVES KLEIN AND POMPON 100 years after François Pompon’s success at the Salon d’Automne, the artist’s iconic White Bear meets Yves Klein’s Blue, converging in ...
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2010s Yves Klein Art

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Resin

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Yves Klein art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Yves Klein art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Yves Klein in lithograph, pigment, plastic and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Yves Klein art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Émile Gilioli, Constantin Antonovici, and Roger Mühl. Yves Klein art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,000 and tops out at $122,453, while the average work can sell for $12,798.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Paint pigments are what's inside the Yves Klein table. To create the table, the designer sprinkled the pigments over a wood base. Although he died before he could frame the table in glass, the project was later finished under the supervision of his widow. You'll find a selection of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
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    In the U.S., you can see Yves Klein art at a number of museums. They include the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in San Francisco, California; and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Yves Klein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yves Klein was a French artist and designer. He was a part of the Nouveau réalisme, a movement that argued art did not need to be political or idealistic. Klein was born on April 28, 1928, in Nice, France, and died on June 6, 1962, in Paris, France. Find a selection of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
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    Yves Klein is important because of the breakthroughs he made with his art and the influence he had on contemporary artists. His use of a single shade of ultramarine blue redefined abstract art, and many conceptual artists drew inspiration from his performance paintings. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Yves Klein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Yves Klein, say "eev kline." "Yves" sounds like the traditionally feminine name "Eve," but is actually a French boy's name that means "yew wood." Yves Klein was an artist who lived from 1928 to 1962. Shop a variety of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Whether or not Yves Klein is considered a contemporary artist depends on the definition of the term. This is because he died in 1962. Some historians classify any artist active after 1950 as contemporary, while some place the start of the contemporary period in the 1970s or 80s. Shop a selection of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yves Klein blue is a deep ultramarine blue color. The artist Yves Klein trademarked the color in 1957. Its technical name is International Klein Blue or IKB, and you can see it in many of Klein's paintings, including Blue Monochrome. Shop a collection of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To Yves Klein, blue meant the sky and sea. He explained that both of these parts of nature are difficult for humans to comprehend. As a result, he believed the color to be the most abstract. Shop a range of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The general public responded to Yves Klein with confusion and shock. His monochrome paintings led some to debate just what art was, and his performance paintings were controversial due to his use of naked women. Find a range of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yves Klein painted one abstract composition entitled Blue Monochrome. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York. Klein did produce more than 200 monochromatic blue compositions . Other examples include IKB 79 at the Tate Modern in London, United Kingdom, and IKB 3 at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.
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    During his painting performances, Yves Klein used naked women in place of paintbrushes. While he produced art in front of an audience, he played “Klein's Monotone Symphony.” It was just one note played repeatedly for 20 minutes before a 20-minute period of silence. You'll find a selection of Yves Klein art on 1stDibs.

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