1961
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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Blue Poppies Sculpture - Abstract Expressionist, Painted Aluminum
By Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
'Blue Poppies', 2015 Donald Sultan Painted Aluminum on Polished Aluminum base 24.4 x 24 x 3 in. / 62 x 61 x 8 cm. Edition of 25, Signed by the artist The specific information regard...
Metal
L'Ours Pompon Sculpture, Minimalist Resin, IKB Finish, 2010-2022
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
A century after François Pompon’s landmark success at the Salon d’Automne, his renowned White Bear sculpture merges with Yves Klein’s iconic blue in the creation of L’Ours Pompon. Th...
Resin
Diamond (Blue) Sculpture, Limoges Porcelain, Signed Edition of 599
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
'Diamond' (Blue), 2020 Jeff Koons Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating 12.8 x 15.5 x 12.5 in. / 33 x 39 x 32 cm. Edition of 599, Signed and numbered The specific information re...
Porcelain
Hope Sculpture in Blue and Red, Metal and Acrylic, American Modern
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Robert Indiana is one of the central figures of the Pop ...
Metal
Geometric Mouse, Scale C Sculpture, Anodized Aluminum, Abstract, 1971
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg’s 'Geometric Mouse, Scale C' (1971) exemplifies his playful yet thought-provoking approach to Pop Art by transforming an everyday object into a bold sculptural statem...
Metal
Blue Balloon Monkey Sculpture, Porcelain, Signed, Limited Edition 2019
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
'Balloon Monkey' (Blue), 2019 Jeff Koons Limoges porcelain with chromatic coating 11.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 in. / 29 x 21 x 14 cm. Edition of 999, Signed and numbered The specific informati...
Porcelain
Yves Klein Contemporary Mod Klein Blue French Square Coffee Table
By Yves Klein Archives
Located in Madrid, ES
“IKB” model coffee table designed by the French artist Yves Klein (1928-1962). Table composed of a box made of perplex with a glass top lid inside which Klein blue pigments are distr...
Steel
1990's Production of Table Bleu by Yves Klein
By Yves Klein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990's Production of Table Bleu by Yves Klein (France, 1928-1962) H 14.5" x L 49" x W 39.5" FDV11588 *Wear consistent with age and use.
Stainless Steel
Table IKB by Yves Klein
By Yves Klein
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Of all the artist-designed furniture from the last century this is perhaps one of the most famous examples. This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 under the supervision o...
Steel
Yves Klein Cocktail Table in International Klein Blue, Glass & Chrome
By Yves Klein Archives, Yves Klein
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An iconic International Klein Blue cocktail table designed in 1961 by Yves Klein and produced in France under the Yves Klein Archives beginning in ...
Steel, Chrome
Untitled Blue Plate by Yves Klein
By Yves Klein
Located in Jersey City, NJ
1957 / 2024 based on Untitled Blue Plate (IKB 54) from 1957 earthenware plate with acrylic display box plate diameter: 23 cm or approx. 9" display box: 32 x 30 cm or approx. 12 1/2" ...
Earthenware
Set of 2 Yves Klein Monopink & Blue IKB Tables
By Yves Klein
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. In Stock in Los Angeles This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 under the supervision of Yves Klein’s widow, Rotraut Klein-Moquay, based on a model he designed in 1961. The artist died in 1962 and other than the two models owned by his estate there are no vintage...
Stainless Steel
