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Yves Klein — La Victoire de Samothrace, (S 9)
Yves Klein

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

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Yves Klein, 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
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, 20th Century, Mid Century Modern, Klein Blue, Male Artist, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Spiritual Mood, Avant-Garde, Vibrant Blue, International Klein Blue, French Artist, Neoclassical Subject, Modern Art, Blue Tones, New Realism, Modern Master

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