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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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
Unavailable|$16,211
H 12.21 in W 1.97 in
Il Trovatore, Chirico, Multiples, 1970's, Bronze, Sculpture, Surrealiste
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Geneva, CH
Il Trovatore, Chirico, Multiples, 1970's, Bronze, Sculpture, Surrealiste Il trovatore Ed. 250 pcs 1971 Bronze with silver patina H. 31 cm Signed and date...
Bronze
Unavailable|$124,418
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 0.6 in
Tête de Faune, Picasso, Unique work, 1960's, Terracotta, Tiles, Design, Sculptur
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de Faune, Picasso, Unique work, 1960's, Terracotta, Tiles, Design, Sculptur Tête de faune Unique work 14.03.1961 Painted and glazed terracotta tile...
Terracotta
Unavailable|$14,449
H 5.52 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Pichet Têtes, by Picasso, Pitcher, 1950's, Edition, Black and white, Design
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Pichet Têtes, by Picasso, Pitcher, 1950's, Edition, Black and white, Design Pichet Têtes Ed. 500 pcs 1956 White earthenware, decoration with oxidized par...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Unavailable|$6,813
H 5.99 in W 1.58 in
Picador, Pablo Picasso, Ashtray, Design, Sculpture, Ceramic, White, Edition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Picador, Pablo Picasso, Ashtray, Design, Sculpture, Ceramic, White, Edition Picador Ed. 500 pcs 1952 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decoration, white enamel D. 15.2 cm St...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$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
Unavailable|$13,271
H 9.45 in Dm 1.19 in
Scène de Tauromachie, Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Bull, Plate, Design, Animal
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Scène de Tauromachie, Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Bull, Plate, Design, Animal Scène de tauromachie Ed. 193/500 pcs 1957 Red earthenware clay, engobe decoration, knife engraved D.24 cm...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Terracotta
Unavailable|$43,418
H 16.54 in Dm 1.19 in
Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Monochrome, Design, Plate
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Monochrome, Design, Plat Profil de Jacqueline Ed. 100 pcs 22.01.1956 White earthenware clay D. 42 cm Stamped on the back: Empre...
Earthenware
$17,327
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
Unavailable|$61,086
H 8.67 in W 6.7 in
"Gui" Mirror, Claude Lalanne, Les Lalanne, Design, Gilded, Mirror
By Claude Lalanne
Located in Geneva, CH
CLAUDE LALANNE "Gui" Mirror, circa 1980-1985 Edition Artcurial I Ed. 58/450 pcs Gilt bronze, bevelled glass 22 x 17 cm I 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in Signed, stamped and numbered on the back : c...
Bronze
Unavailable|$27,629
H 10.44 in W 3.75 in
Young Wood Owl, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Multiples, Design, Postwar, Pitcher
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Young Wood Owl, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Multiples, Design, Postwar, Pitcher Young wood-owl Ed. 500 pcs 1952 White earthenware clay, partly polychromed and glazed 26.5 x 9.5 cm Stampe...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Unavailable|$33,597
H 12.21 in W 3.94 in
Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior,
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior, Ed. 500 pcs 1955 White earthenware clay, decoration in engobe, glaze inside Inscribed and stamped on the...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Unavailable|$32,892
H 12.6 in W 15.36 in D 2.37 in
Taureau gravé, Pablo Picasso, 1940's, plate, Sculpture, Design, Bull
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Taureau gravé, Pablo Picasso, 1940's, plate, Sculpture, Design, Bull Taureau gravé Ed. 84/200 pcs 1947 White earthenware clay, engobe decoration, engrav...
Ceramic, Earthenware
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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
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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
GLOBE TERRESTRE BLEU (BLUE EARTH) RP 7
By Yves Klein
Located in Aventura, FL
Bears the artist's monogram (base) and numbered on label attached under the base. IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast. 35 x 18 x 18 cm (13.75 x 7.125 x 7.125 in). Artwork...
Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
Catalogue Raisonné des Editions et Sculptures
By Yves Klein
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Free shipment worldwide Edition De Luxe coffret - objet. Number: 162/440. Plexiglass box with blue, pink pigments and golden leaves
Mixed Media