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Yves Klein — Petite Vénus bleue
Yves Klein

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,

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Evening & Day Editions

June 12, 2014

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

Related themes

Bronze, French, Blue, Kinetic Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Iconic Blue, Gold leaf, Modern, Figurative

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