
La Victoire de Samothrace, (S 9)
A cast of the iconic ancient Greek *Winged Victory of Samothrace* is transformed through Klein's radical application of his signature International Klein Blue, saturating the classical sculpture in an intense, almost otherworldly ultramarine pigment suspended in synthetic resin. The monument to ancient triumph is simultaneously preserved and reimagined, its heroic form absorbed into Klein's obsessive exploration of pure color as a living, immaterial force. By clothing this timeless symbol of victory in his trademarked blue, Klein collapses the distance between antiquity and the avant-garde, asserting that color alone possesses the power to transcend history and matter.
- Medium
- dry pigment, synthetic resin on plaster, metal, stone base
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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