Yves Klein (1928-1962) - photo 1
Yves Klein (1928-1962) - photo 2
Yves Klein (1928-1962) - photo 3
Yves Klein (1928-1962) - photo 4

Yves Klein (1928-1962)

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€ 107 100
Auction dateClassic
08.06.2023 14:00UTC +02:00
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ID 976345
Lot 157 | Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Yves Klein (1928-1962)

Venus d'Alexandrie (S 41)

signé de l'étoile (en bas au dos)

pigment pur et résine synthétique sur plâtre

69 x 25 x 25 cm.

Conçue en 1962, cette œuvre est issue de l’édition multiple posthume de 1982; elle est l’exemplaire supplémentaire l'édition de trois-cents exemplaires, cinquante Hors Commerce et trois exemplaires en résine avec le monogramme de l'artiste.



signed with the star (lower back)

dry pigment and synthetic resin on plaster

27 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.

Conceived in 1962, this work is from the posthumous multiple edition of 1982; it comes in addition to the edition of three hundred, fifty Hors Commerce and three proofs in resin with the artist's monogram.





Provenance

Collection Dagny et Jan Runnqvist, Galerie Bonnier, Genève

Vente, Dagny et Jan Runnqvist, Galerie Bonnier, un demi-siècle de passion et d'engagements artistiques, Christie's, Paris, 5 décembre 2013, lot 211

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



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Artist:Yves Klein (1928 - 1962)
Applied technique:Pigment
Medium:Acrylic glass, Plaster, Plastic, Resin
Art style:Contemporary art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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