US EditionYves Klein Blue Monochrome Painting Sells for $21M
Yves Klein’s patent International Klein Blue on his largest monochrome canvas sold for 18.4 million euros, marking a record for his works in France, Christie's said.
- On 23/10, Christie's auction house in Paris sold Yves Klein's California for 18.4 million euros, Artnews reports.
- Klein created the work shortly before his U.S. debut exhibitions; he painted California in early 1961, shortly before his only trip to the United States for shows in New York and Los Angeles.
- Measuring four metres across and nearly two metres high, California is the artist's largest monochrome in private hands, featuring small pebbles on its surface.
- Since 2005, the painting remained in a private collection in New York and was leased to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 2005 to 2008, when it was last shown publicly.
- In market terms, a $22 million sponge sculpture by Klein fetched $22 million at Sotheby's in New York, breaking the auction record for his works, Klein patented the ultramarine hue known as International Klein Blue.
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Blue painting sells for €18.4m in Paris
A stunning monochrome painting by French artist Yves Klein has sold for €18.4 million (around $21 million) at Christie’s in Paris, setting a new record for the artist in France. The work, titled ‘California (IKB 71)’, is one of Klein’s most striking creations – a huge expanse of deep, velvety blue that seems to pull you right in. Measuring four metres across and nearly two metres high… Source
Sold at an auction in Paris for 18.4 million euros, the monochrome "California" of Yves Klein sets a national record for the artist, Christie has announced, which describes him as one of the major works never put on the market.
This amount is a "record" for this artist in France.
A monochrome from Yves Klein, California (IKB 71), reached a historic peak at an auction in Paris, attesting to the continuous appeal of the artist's work A monochrome from Yves
A monochrome by Yves Klein was auctioned on Thursday in Paris for 18.4 million euros including fresh, "a record in France for the artist", Christie's announced.
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