Lot 879
  • 879

Yves Klein

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yves Klein
  • Petite Vénus Bleue (Sculpture-jewelry)
stamped with the artist's monogram and numbered 393/500 on the reverse of the brooch
Executed in 2001, this work is number 393 from a posthumous edition of 500, plus 100 artist's copies, Editions TAT Arts and Stephane Klein.

Provenance

Galerie Stephane Klein, Paris
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Diane Venet, Bijoux d'Artistes de Picasso à Jeff Koons, Skira Flammarion Ed.Paris, 2011, p.183

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. There is evidence of very minor tarnishing on the verso inherent to the artist’s working method. Surface irregularity on the box with gold leaves which is inherent to the medium.
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