ID 1306241
Lot 397 | YVES KLEIN (1928-1962)
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Sculpture éponge bleue sans titre (SE 287) (Untitled Blue Sponge Sculpture (SE 287))
dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponge
2 ½ x 2 ¾ x 1 ¾in. (6.5 x 7 x 4.4cm.)
Executed in 1961
Provenance
Paul and Tomma Wember, Krefeld (acquired directly from the artist in 1961).
Their sale, Sotheby's Paris, 27 May 2009, lot 1.
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 12 November 2015, lot 195.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
| Artist: | Yves Klein (1928 - 1962) |
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| Medium: | Plastic, Resin |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Yves Klein (1928 - 1962) |
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| Medium: | Plastic, Resin |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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