
Petite Vénus bleue
A diminutive bronze cast of the Venus de Milo, coated in Klein's signature International Klein Blue pigment, asserts the artist's radical claim over one of Western art's most iconic forms. The intense, ultramarine blue dissolves the figure's classical contours into pure chromatic sensation, while touches of gold leaf elevate the object into the realm of the immaterial. Presented within a Perspex box, the work functions as both relic and jewel, embodying Klein's lifelong obsession with color as a living, spiritual force.
- Medium
- Bronze broach with IKB pigment and gold leaf, in Perspex box,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 12, 2014
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