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.
Find authentic Yves Klein sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
$11,458
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...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Anthropométrie (ANT 83)
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph on Rives BFK, 2001. Proof, aside from the numbered edition of 200 . With the artist's estate ink stamp, verso. Published by Editions T.A.T. Arts, Paris. The sheet ...
Lithograph
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...
Resin, Plexiglass
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...
Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
Anthropometrie ANT 148
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on heavy white wove archival paper. Edition of 200. Printed by l'Atelier Eric Linard, Paris. Published by Editions T.A.T Arts, Paris, with the printed justificat...
Screen, Color
Yves Klein "Monique" Lithograph in Colors, 2004
By Yves Klein
Located in Astoria, NY
Yves Klein (French, 1928-1962), "Monique", Lithograph in Colors on Johannot Paper, 2004, from the "Anthropometries" series, signed by the artist's wife in pencil, numbered edition "1...
Paper, Lithograph
Yves Klein Monogold Coffee Table, Glass & Gold Leaf
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...
Metal, Gold Leaf
$17,246
H 10.63 in W 19.3 in D 7.49 in
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design
By Yves Klein
Located in Madrid, Madrid
L'OURS POMPON - EDITION YVES KLEIN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly) Size: Plexiglas bell size - 49 ...
Resin, Plexiglass, Pigment
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 30 in
"Illustrated Set" by Terry Winters (Red, Blue, Expressionist, Abstract, Print)
By Terry Winters
Located in New York, NY
From his body of "Illustrated Set" work, this print by Terry Winters takes the printmaking process itself as subject. Winters became inspired by how his prints appeared before press,...
Screen
$695
H 32 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition
By Geoffrey Bowman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition Delicate and perfect ovals in orange, yellow, red, and blue are purposefully arranged on lined paper...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph, Etching
$200
H 10 in W 8 in D 5 in
Contemporary Sculpture Hybrid Animal Bright Blue Orange Plaster Acrylic
By Polly Little
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hybrid II by Polly Little (2022). Plaster and acrylic paint.
Plaster, Acrylic
$399Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 14 in D 0.25 in
"Altered States of an Autorittrati" 3rd State, Modernist Blue Self-Portrait
By I. Colon
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold modernist self portrait in blue, a lithograph by California artist I. Colon (20th Century). Numbered, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ("2/6 "Altered States of an Aut...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Sold|$750
H 40 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
Kandinsky at Galerie Karl Flinker - 1977 Exhibition Poster - in Ink on Paper
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Soquel, CA
Kandinsky at Galerie Karl Flinker - 1977 Exhibition Poster - in Ink on Paper Poster with a reproduction of "Merry Structure" by Vassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944). This posted i...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$850Sale Price|66% Off
H 12 in W 10 in D 10 in
Kobe Bryant Basketball Sculpture in Acrylic and Resin, 21st Century
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** >>The artist ...
Resin, Plexiglass, Rubber, Glitter, Acrylic
$995Sale Price|48% Off
H 14 in W 11 in D 16 in
Figurative Sculpture of Fren and Chie, 21st Century Pop Art
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SUPER SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** ...
Metal
$3,400
H 33 in W 25 in D 1 in
Original Lithograph PENCIL SIGNED Ed. 30/150 Affiche avant la lettre LAS MUJERAS
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in New York, NY
Here we have an Original Pencil Signed and Numbered Lithograph by Rufino Tamayo, famous Mexican American Artist…. known for abstract Figurative Expressionist images There was only a...
Lithograph
$11,225
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in
Guardain Cat by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze cat animal sculpture
By Helle Rask Crawford
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Gold, Bronze
$1,500
H 18.5 in W 16 in D 4 in
The Dayton's Bag: Two original abstract lithographs plate signed double sided
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella The Dayton's Bag, 1984 Two (2) separate offset lithographs: one on each side of a mixed media paper shopping bag 18 1/2 × 16 × 4 inches Plate signed "Frank Stella '84" twice: once on each side of the bag (see photos) This paper shopping bag with two different color offset lithographs (one on each side) was created by Frank Stella along with his longtime publisher Tyler Graphics. The work is plate signed Frank Stella on the top of each side, and each side bears the printed text, "Dayton's Salutes the Opening of Walker Art Center's New Galleries. Premiere Exhibition Selections from Tyler Graphics, 23 September '84 to 17 May '85." This elegant work, produced with the highest quality lithography by Frank Stella at Tyler Graphics, was created in a limited quantity solely for VIP collectors at that one day's event as it was a true one-off creation. Not too many of them have survived a quarter century on, and rarely in such good condition. Not too many people you know can boast that they possess a Frank Stella shopping bag. Note that this listing is for one two sided shopping bag, each side with a different color lithograph - so it's actually two Frank Stella lithographs...
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$877
H 12 in W 19 in D 1 in
Twentieth Century Untitled Abstract Limited Edition Stone Lithograph Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Untitled Abstract Limited Edition Stone Lithograph by Joan Miro. This is a limited edition lithograph that is untitled. It was originally in a catalogue and consequ...
Lithograph
Anthropométrie (ANT 83)
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 2001 Edition : 200 ex. Publisher : T.A.T. Arts, Paris 61.00 cm. x 90.00 cm. 24.02 in. x 35.43 in. (paper) Not signed Certificate of authenticity BFK Rives paper A few s...
Lithograph
Sold
H 14.17 in W 49.21 in D 39.37 in
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...
Metal
Anthropométrie ANT 148
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on heavy white wove paper. Edition of 200. Printed by l'Atelier Eric Linard, Paris. Published by Editions T.A.T Arts, Paris, with th...
Color, Screen
Untitled (IKB Pigment on postal stamp), (1957-1959)
By Yves Klein
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Yves Klein Untitled (IKB Pigment on postal stamp), (1957-1959) Single postal stamp, covered in Yves Klein’s IKB (International Klein Blue) Pigment Stamp ...
Paper, Pigment
Sold
H 10.63 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
Yves Klein Catalogue Raisonné in Plexiglas Box with Klein Blue, Pink and Gold
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Catalogue Raisonné Plexiglas box with raw blue and pink pigments and gold leaves. Edited in 2000. Numbered from the edition of 440, the deluxe edition of the Catalogue Ra...
Gold Leaf
Sold
H 26.78 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
Yves Klein Venus of Alexandria IKB Painted Aphrodite Bust
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Venus of Alexandria Executed by Yves Klein in 1962, IKB blue painted plaster in plexiglas, signed Rotraut Klein Moquay and numbered XXX/300 on the base on a label. 300 ed...
Plexiglass, Plaster
Sold
H 26.38 in W 12.6 in D 9.85 in
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 XXX/300 on the base on a label. 300 editions numbered from “1/300” to...
Resin, Plexiglass
Sold
H 16.34 in W 11.62 in D 11.62 in
Yves Klein Blue Earth Sculpture IKB Pigment Plaster Cast in Plexiglas Box
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Created 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 XXX/300 on the ba...
Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
Sold
H 10.63 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
Yves Klein Catalogue Raisonné in Plexiglas Box with Klein Blue, Pink and Gold
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Catalogue Raisonné Plexiglas box with raw blue and pink pigments and gold leaves. Edited in 2000. Numbered from the edition of 440, the deluxe edition of the Catalogue Ra...
Gold Leaf
Sold
H 17.72 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in
Yves Klein Conference at the Sorbonne 1959 Vinyl Record Hand-Numbered Edition
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Conference at the Sorbonne (Vinyl Record) Yves Klein gives a lecture of two of his texts: the evolution of art toward the immaterial & the architecture of the air. Recorded at the Grand amphithéâtre de l’Université de la Sorbonne (Paris, France) in 1959. Packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Hand...
Plastic, Paper, Pigment
L'Accord Bleu
By Yves Klein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"L'Accord Bleu" by Yves Klein, Unsigned Offset Lithograph printed in 2018. The overall size of the Offset Lithograph is 31.5 x 23.5 inches. The condition of this piece has been gra...
Offset
Monochrome Bleu (IKB 3) (framed)
By Yves Klein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
A vintage exhibition poster (handmade four color lithography on heavy wove paper) after French artist Yves Klein (1928-1962) titled "Monochrome Bleu (IKB 3)", 1989. Made for the Centre Georges Pompidou, National Museum of Modern Art of France. The painting depicted on this original poster is within the permanent collection of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France. Sheet size: 39.5" x 27.5". Image size: 29" x 22.5". This example is framed in a contemporary black moulding. Yves Klein's niece possesses an example of this original poster in her own private collection. Very rare, some light handling wear associated with age. In overall very good condition. Printed upper left in French: "Monochrome Bleu (IKB 3) - 1960 / 199 x 153 cm / 1989 by Adagp et Flammarion 4, Paris 6, 19 Rue Visconti, Citation extraite d'un texte ecrit par Yves Klein en 1961, a' L'hotel Chelsea New York, en collaboration avec Neil Levine et John Archambault. Traduit par denis Roche et publie par la galerie Alexandre Iolas - Imprime en France par CCB Edition - F. 610". Translated to English: "Monochrome Bleu (IKB 3) - 1960 / 199 x 153 cm / 1989 by Adagp and 4 Flammarion , Paris 6, 19 Rue Visconti, Quote from a text written by Yves Klein in 1961, The Chelsea Hotel, New York in collaboration with Neil Levine and John Archambault. Translated by Denis Roche and published by the Alexandre Iolas Gallery - Printed in France by CCB Edition - 610 F. Yves Klein Quote bottom left printed in French: "Ce jour-la alors que j'etais entendu sur la plage de nice, je mis a eprouver de la haine pour les oiseaux qui volaient de-ci, de-la, dans mon beau ciel bleu sans nuage, parce qu'ils essayaient de faire des trous dans la plus belle de mes oeuvres" Yves Klein Quote bottom left translated to English: "That day when I was heard on the nice beach...
Lithograph