1992
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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$2,000
H 17.3 in W 11 in D 11.8 in
Apolo Blue. Head Sculpture. From the series Apolo
By Paloma Castello
Located in Miami Beach, FL
God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...
Resin, Lacquer, Paint
Anthropométrie (ANT 83)
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph on Rives BFK, 2001. Proof, aside from the numbered edition of 200 . With the artist's estate ink stamp, verso. Published by Editions T.A.T. Arts, Paris. The sheet ...
Lithograph
$53,000
H 15 in W 49 in D 39.5 in
Table IKB (Blue) Sculpture, Metal and Glass, Minimalist, 1960s
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Yves Klein is renowned for his groundbreaking exploration of pure color, with an intense focus on the color blue. He is perhaps best known for his creation of International Klein Blu...
Metal
$15,200
H 7.5 in W 19.3 in D 10.6 in
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
$4,936
H 24.02 in W 12.21 in D 6.7 in
Soon ! Dark Blue Gorilla Sculpture in the posture of the "David" by Michelangelo
By Patrick Schumacher
Located in Miami, FL
Soon is a resin sculpture made by Patrick Schumacher, a French contemporary artist. This sculpture represents a gorilla in the posture of the "David" Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo. "Through my artistic work, I try to highlight the possible parallels between animals and human beings, at the crossroads of humor and mockery." P. Schumacher Classically trained, Schumacher further specializes in restoring art antiquities, with a particular interest in Asiatic arts. He acquired an extensive range of technical knowledge which he applies to a broad spectrum of materials. From the melting pot of diverse cultural origins, interests in both classical and Asiatic art and an array of technical skills rose his three-dimensional contemporary...
Resin
Primal Blue
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
Mixed Media
Kind Of Blue
By Larry Scaturro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the music of jazz great Miles Davis and his classic album "Kind Of Blue". At the end of the twentieth century it was voted one of the ten best...
Paint, Resin
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Sweden - Headman Blue
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda - Headman Blue
Art Glass
Yves Klein Art Print – Hommage to Tennessee Williams Framed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Klein Art Print – Hommage to Tennessee Williams Framed This Yves Klein art print features the magnificent Hommage to Tennessee Williams abstract composition, beautifully framed...
Paper
3 Foot LA Hands (Blue) (Ed. /10)
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist: OG Slick Description: OG Slick 'LA Hands' 3 Foot Tall limited edition blue vinyl hand-cast resin figurine, made in Los Angeles. Edition Size: 10 Di...
Plastic, Rubber, PVC, Vinyl
Yves Klein Blue Earth Sculpture IKB Pigment Plaster Cast in Plexiglas Box
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Concieved in 1957, this edition started to be executed in 1988 IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast, in plexiglas, signed Rotraut Klein Moquay and numbered HC XXX/L on the base on a label affixed under the base. 300 editions numbered from “1/300” to “300/300″ 50 editions numbered from”HCI/L” à “HC L/L” H. 36 cm With the Plexiglas box: 41.5 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm Yves Klein is an influential French conceptual artist who works in a wide variety of fields. Arguably best known for his use of a very vibrant shade of blue, he began to create his monochrome series in the 1950s by developing and patenting his own signature shade known as IKB or International Klein Blue. Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, the artist founded the New Realism movement with the art critic Pierre Restany...
Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
Yves Klein Small IKB Venus Brooch Sculpture Jewel in International Klein Blue
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Small IKB Venus Brooch Bronze multiple, painted with International Klein Blue (IKB). From a model created in 1956. Edition of 500 copies + 100...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Untitled Blue Plate (IKB 54), Ceramic Earthenware, Modern, Model from 1957
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
The Untitled Blue Plate, (IKB 54), was executed in 1957 at a pivotal moment in Yves Klein’s career, the same year in which he perfected the production of the colour-matter that he wo...
Ceramic, Earthenware
César Baldaccini (1921–1998) Compression, 1970, Unique Metal Sculpture
By César Baldaccini
Located in Paris, FR
César Baldaccini (1921–1998), one of the most important French sculptors of the 20th century, is internationally recognized for his radical and iconic Compressions. This 1970 Compres...
Metal
Arman Sliced Bronze Sculpture Orgueil Masculin Heracles and Saxophone
By Arman
Located in Paris, FR
In 1987, Arman began his Transculptures series, created by combining sections of several objects on top of each other. This magnificent example from 1988 bears witness to Arman's uni...
Bronze
Yves Klein Monogold Coffee Table, Glass & Gold Leaf
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Monogold coffee table. Glass, Plexiglas, metal and gold leaf. Signed R. Klein Moquay and numbered on a label affixed to the underside of the table. This work is from an e...
Metal, Gold Leaf
