Yves Klein: Anthropométrie de l’époque bleue

<p><img style="float: right; padding-left: 15px;" src="../../images/pages_content_archive_NEW/2010/Klein-Static-04122010.jpg" alt="" />Christie&rsquo;s will offer a large-scale masterpiece by Yves Klein at the auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art in New York on the evening of 11 May 2010.&nbsp;<em>Anthropom&eacute;trie "Le Buffle" (ANT 93) </em>1960-61, (Estimate: $8,000,000 - 12,000,000) is a monumental work from the artist&rsquo;s celebrated Anthropom&eacute;trie series that stands over 9 feet wide (70 x 110 3/8 in. / 177.8 x 280.4 cm.). In this video, &ldquo;Anthropom&eacute;trie de l&rsquo;&eacute;poque bleue&rdquo;, dated 9 March 1960, we can see Klein&rsquo;s process of using the female body as the paintbrush. (RT: 2:23)</p> <p>&ldquo;Anthropom&eacute;trie de l&rsquo;&eacute;poque bleue&rdquo; &ndash; Galerie internationale d&rsquo;art contemporain, 253, rue Saint Honor&eacute;, Paris, France, 9 mars 1960, &copy; Yves Klein</p> <p><a title="Read Press Release" href="http://www.christies.com/about/press-center/releases/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=3946">Read Press Release</a></p>