ID 1308157
Lot 348 | Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Estimate value
€ 40 000 – 60 000
L'Esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange (S 20)
signé et inscrit 'Yves Klein S 20 l'esclave mourant d'après Michel Ange 249' (sur une étiquette au-dessous)
pigment IKB et résine synthétique sur moulage en plâtre
59 x 18 x 13 cm.
Œuvre originale 1962 - Édition multiple posthume 1992; cette œuvre porte le numéro 249 d’une édition de 300 exemplaires et 50 Hors Commerce
signed and inscribed 'Yves Klein S 20 l'esclave mourant d'après Michel Ange 249' (on a label to the underside)
IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast
23 ¼ x 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Original artwork 1962 - Posthumous multiple edition 1992; this work is number 249 from an edition of 300 and 50 Hors Commerce
Provenance
Collection privée, France.
Literature
P. Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, no. S 20 (l'épreuve d'origine illustrée, p. 98).
J-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue raisonné des éditions et sculptures éditées, Knokke, 2000, pp. 249-253, no. S 20 (un autre exemplaire illustré en couleurs, p. 248).
N. Charlet et P. Restany, Yves Klein, Paris, 2000 (un autre exemplaire illustré en couleurs).
R. Fleck, Marie Raymond, Yves Klein, Angers, 2004, no. 224 (un autre exemplaire illustré en couleurs, p. 190).
Exhibited
Genève, Galerie Bonnier, 1992 (un autre exemplaire exposé).
Cologne, Musée Ludwig et Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein- Westfalen; Londres, Hayward Gallery et Madrid, Museo National Centre de Arte de Reina Sofía, Yves Klein, novembre 1994-août 1995, p. 286, no. 113 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs, p. 247).
Cologne, Musée Ludwig, Années Soixante : Les nouvelles aventures des objets, mars-août 1997 (un autre exemplaire exposé).
Oslo, Museet for Samtidskunst; Tampere, Sara Hilden Art Museum et Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, Yves Klein, avril 1997-mars 1998, p. 213, no. 64 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs, p. 77).
Amsterdam, Galerie Delaive, 1998 (un autre exemplaire exposé).
Knokk-Zoute, Galerie Guy Pieters, 1998-1999 (un autre exemplaire exposé).
Hanovre, Sprengel Museum, Nouveau Réalisme Revolution des Alltäglichen, septembre 2007-janvier 2008, p. 327, no. 133 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs, p. 199).
Lugano, Museo d'Arte, Yves Klein, mai-septembre 2009 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs, p. 181).
Madrid, Circulo de bellas arte, Marie Raymond - Yves Klein Herencias, octobre 2009-janvier 2010, p. 208 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs, p. 162).
Artist: | Yves Klein (1928 - 1962) |
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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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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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