Lot 107
  • 107

Yves Klein

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Yves Klein
  • Untitled blue sponge sculpture (SE 307)
  • synthetic resin, dry pigment and natural sponge
  • 7 by 4.7 by 5.8cm.; 2 3/4 by 1 7/8 by 2 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 1961.

Provenance

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist in 1961)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the blue is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Some dust particles have settled in the recesses. Extremely close inspection reveals a minute and unobtrusive speck of loss towards the top.
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