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Yves Klein

Yves Klein

French, 1928–1962

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Yves Klein was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to and as a forerunner of minimal art, as well as pop art. He developed and used International Klein Blue.

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Works in Collection

16 works
Anthropometry: Princess Helena

Anthropometry: Princess Helena

Yves Klein

1960

Blue Monochrome

Blue Monochrome

Yves Klein

1961

Dimanche: Le Journal d'un Seul Jour

Dimanche: Le Journal d'un Seul Jour

Yves Klein

1960

La Conférence à la Sorbonne

La Conférence à la Sorbonne

Yves Klein

1959

Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein

1960

Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein

1960

Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein

1960

Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein

1960

Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein

1960

Monochrome und Feuer

Monochrome und Feuer

Yves Klein

1961

Plate from Monochrome und Feuer

Plate from Monochrome und Feuer

Yves Klein

1961

Plate from Monochrome und Feuer

Plate from Monochrome und Feuer

Yves Klein

1961

Prince of Space / Tanz der Leere

Prince of Space / Tanz der Leere

Yves Klein

1959

Untitled

Untitled

Yves Klein

1957

Untitled (fire-color painting)

Untitled (fire-color painting)

Yves Klein

1962

Untitled from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes)

Untitled from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes)

Yves Klein

1973

Exhibitions

15 exhibitions

Jun 28, 1967 – Sep 24, 1967

The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

107 artists · 2 curators

Jan 17, 1968 – Mar 04, 1968

The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection

55 artists · 1 curator

Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

94 artists · 1 curator

Jun 05, 1970 – Sep 13, 1970

Recent Acquisitions V

24 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1971 – Nov 01, 1971

Ways of Looking

132 artists · 1 curator

Mar 29, 1972

Permanent Collection

45 artists · 2 curators

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

59 artists · 2 curators

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

61 artists · 2 curators

Dec 08, 1984 – May 20, 1985

Contemporary Drawings

38 artists · 1 curator

Nov 06, 1986 – Mar 31, 1987

Contemporary Works from the Collection

46 artists · 1 curator

Jan 24, 1987 – Jun 14, 1987

Drawings Acquisitions

65 artists · 1 curator

Dec 24, 1987 – Sep 12, 1988

Contemporary Works from the Collection

53 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988

Europe, America: A Selection from the Collection

13 artists · 1 curator

Sep 29, 1988 – Jun 06, 1989

Contemporary Works from the Collection

4 artists · 1 curator

Jun 24, 1989 – Mar 18, 1990

Contemporary Works from the Collection

28 artists · 1 curator