Monochrome blue without title Pure pigment and synthetic resin on wood panel signed and a thought on the immaterial written by the artist in the back. James Lee Byars, Is (1989) Matthew Barney, Water Cast 6 (2015) Collection Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris The name of Yves Klein evokes first and foremost the ultramarine blue of his monochrome canvasses. Far from a static, contained object, Yves Klein's Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 108) exists as a dynamic proposition that extends beyond the confines of its support through the agency of pure color. These mysterious velvet-textured paintings that create an impression of plunging into pure colour each time you look at them are in fact the artist’s most famous works, so well known that they have become emblematic of his work. By doing so, he questioned the flat nature of the canvas and transformed painting into sculpture by a single and simple act. Yves Klein (1928-1962) Barbara (ANT 113) signed, inscribed and dated 'Yves Klein le monochrome, 1960' (on the reverse) dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper laid down on canvas In 1952 he moved to Tokyo and studied at the Kodokan Judo Institute, where he earned a black belt. … Although Klein grew up in a creative household, he received no formal artistic training. The name of Yves Klein evokes first and foremost the ultramarine blue of his monochrome canvasses. Some artists take decades to blossom; others appear to arrive fully formed. Lucio Fontana, Concept spatial, Attente, 1968 {PIERRE SOULAGES} Pierre Soulages could have been the director of “Fifty shades of black”! Yves Klein (1928-1962) (att.) These mysterious velvet-textured paintings that create an impression of plunging into pure colour each time you look at them are in fact the artist’s most famous works, so well known that they have become emblematic of his work. Œuvres d'Yves Klein : IKB 81, Monochrome bleu sans titre (1957). Yves Klein, né à Nice le 28 avril 1928, mort à Paris le 6 juin 1962, est un artiste français.En 1954, il se tourne définitivement vers l'art et entame son « Aventure monochrome ». Wear a gallery label on the back Dimensions: 15x25 cm, frame: 45,5x35,5 cm. (50 x 50 cm.) Yves Klein was one of the latter, an artist whose first and last works were only fifteen years or so apart. Yves Klein’s first passion in life was judo. Far from a static, contained object, Yves Klein's Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 108) exists as a dynamic proposition that extends beyond the confines of its support through the agency of pure color. Dans sa quête d’immatérialité et d’infini, Yves Klein adopte le bleu outremer comme véhicule. This publication was Klein’s first public gesture as an artist, featuring pages of 'commercially printed papers ' that were seemingly reproductions of paintings that, in fact, didn't exist. Yves Klein (1928-1962) Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 108) signed, stamped with the artist's insignia and dated 'Yves 56' (on the overlap) dry pigment and synthetic resin on canvas mounted on masonite 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Yves Klein was born on April 28, 1928, in Nice, France, to an artistic family; his mother, Marie Raymond, was a leading figure in the Art Informel movement, while his father, Fred Klein, painted figures and landscapes characteristic of the Post-Impressionists.Although Klein grew up in a creative household, he received no formal artistic training. RE 46, Relief éponge bleu sans titre (1960). Yves Klein, Monochrome Bleu, 1961 {LUCIO FONTANA} Lucio Fontana became famous by cutting and perforating monochrome canvas.