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La victoire de Samothrace
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Yves Klein (1928-1962)
La victoire de Samothrace
incised with the artist's initials and dated 'YK62' (on the left wing) and numbered '156/175' (on the underside of the stone)
dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on plaster with a metal and stone base
19½ x 9¾ x 11½in. (49.5 x 24.7 x 29.2cm.)
Executed in 1962, this work is number one hundred and fifty-six from an edition of one hundred and seventy-five plus twenty-five HC edited by Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris in 1973
La victoire de Samothrace
incised with the artist's initials and dated 'YK62' (on the left wing) and numbered '156/175' (on the underside of the stone)
dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on plaster with a metal and stone base
19½ x 9¾ x 11½in. (49.5 x 24.7 x 29.2cm.)
Executed in 1962, this work is number one hundred and fifty-six from an edition of one hundred and seventy-five plus twenty-five HC edited by Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris in 1973
Provenance
Rotraut Klein-Moquay, Paris.
Mr. Zimmermann, Paradise Valley (a gift from the above on the occasion of Mr. Zimmermann's birthday in May 1990).
Mr. Zimmermann, Paradise Valley (a gift from the above on the occasion of Mr. Zimmermann's birthday in May 1990).
Literature
Yves Klein 1928-1962, A Retrospective, exh. cat., Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston 1982, no. 92 (another from the edition illustrated in colour).
P. Restany, Yves Klein, Paris 1982 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 235).
J.-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue raisonné des éditions et sculptures éditées, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 228).
P. Restany, Yves Klein, Paris 1982 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 235).
J.-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue raisonné des éditions et sculptures éditées, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 228).
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