Monochrome und Feuer (Krefeld Triptych)
A comprehensive triptych set by Yves Klein combining gold leaf with screenprints in his signature blue and pink hues. The work is housed in its original Museum Haus Lange exhibition catalogue, merging artwork with institutional context.
- Medium
- The complete set of three works, comprised of one gold leaf and two screenprints in Yves Klein blue and pink, on card, the full sheets, contained in the original Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld exhibition catalogue.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 18, 2023
Artists in conversation
Lucio Fontana
Italian-Argentine · b. 1899
Fontana's monochromatic Concetto Spaziale works share Klein's devotion to pure color fields and conceptual reduction, and he similarly elevated the canvas itself into a philosophical statement about space and materiality.
Ad Reinhardt
American · b. 1913
Reinhardt's commitment to pure monochrome painting as a conceptual and almost spiritual practice mirrors Klein's use of singular, saturated color planes to transcend traditional pictorial content.
Piero Manzoni
Italian · b. 1933
Manzoni's Achromes and his broader practice of merging artwork with institutional provenance and conceptual framing closely parallel Klein's triptych in its fusion of material purity, gold leaf luminosity, and art as document.
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