Yves Klein (1928-1962) - photo 1

Yves Klein (1928-1962)

Starting price
€ 2 500 000
Auction dateClassic
28.06.2022 17:00UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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France, Paris
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ID 792312
Lot 94 | Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Yves Klein (1928-1962)

Cosmogonie sans titre, (COS 31)

signé, daté et décicacé 'Pour Parrain, / Joyeux ANNIVERSAIRE / Yves Monochrome. Mai 60' (en bas à droite)

pigment pur et résine synthétique sur papier marouflé sur toile

65 x 50 cm.

Réalisé en 1960.



signed, dated and dedicated 'Pour Parrain, / Joyeux ANNIVERSAIRE / Yves Monochrome. Mai 60' (lower right)

pigment and synthetic resin on paper laid on canvas

25 5⁄8 x 19 5⁄8 in.

Executed in 1960.





Provenance

Pierre Gasperini, Paris.

Marie Raymond, Paris.

Galerie Beaubourg, Paris.

Jan Eric Lowenadler, Stockholm.

Collection privée, Europe.

Vente anonyme, Christie's, Londres, 9 février 2005, lot 29.

Collection privée, France.

Vente anonyme, Sotheby's, Paris, 7 décembre 2011, lot 5.

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel.



Literature

P. Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne, 1969, no. COS 31 (illustré p. 121) .

P. Nahon, L'histoire de la Galerie Beaubourg, Volume 1, 1936-2009, Paris, 2009 (illustré en couleurs p. 159).



Exhibited

Milan, Galleria Blu, Yves Klein, le Monochrome, novembre 1969, no. 35 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition).

Turin, Galleria d'Arte Martano, Yves Klein, novembre-décembre 1969, no. 33 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition).

Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, Les Nouveaux Réalistes, octobre-novembre 1976 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 2).



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Artist:Yves Klein (1928 - 1962)
Art style:Post War Art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Painting
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