Yves Klein

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

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Description

Yves Klein
Venus
numbered 259/300; numbered twice and stamped on the underside
pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast
69 by 30 by 20cm.; 27 1/8 by 11 3/4 by 7 7/8 in.
Conceived in 1962, this work was cast in 1982 in an edition of 300, plus 50 Hors Commerces, edited by Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2002

Literature

Paul Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, p. 100, no. S 41, illustration of the original cast
Pierre Restany, Yves Klein, Paris 1982, p. 204, illustration of another cast
Sidra Stich, Yves Klein, Stuttgart 1984, p. 247, illustration of another cast in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Yves Klein, 1994, p. 247, no. 111, illustration of another cast in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Oslo, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Yves Klein, 1997, p. 79, no. 66, illustration of another cast in colour
Exhibition Catalogue, Lisbon, Galeria António Prates, Yves Klein, 1998, p. 5, illustration of another cast in colour
Jean-Paul Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue Raisonné des Éditions et Sculptures, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000, no. S 41, illustration of another cast in colour
Nicolas Charlet, Yves Klein, Paris 2000, p. 231, illustration of another cast in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are several light rub marks: to the figure's right breast, to the centre of the torso, to the left arm, to the bottom of the left leg and to the top of the figure's back. There is a very small surface loss to the bottom of the figure's right leg.
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