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The present work is sold with a certificate by Rotraut Klein-Moquay.
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S20 - L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange
Details
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
S20 - L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange
with the artist's signature, thumbprint and numbered 'Yves Klein 239/300'; signed 'R. Klein Moquay' (on a label affixed to the underside)
blue pigment and resin on plaster
22½in. (57.1cm.) high
Executed in 1962, this work is number two hundred and thirty-nine from an edition of three hundred plus fifty HC
S20 - L'esclave mourant d'après Michel-Ange
with the artist's signature, thumbprint and numbered 'Yves Klein 239/300'; signed 'R. Klein Moquay' (on a label affixed to the underside)
blue pigment and resin on plaster
22½in. (57.1cm.) high
Executed in 1962, this work is number two hundred and thirty-nine from an edition of three hundred plus fifty HC
Provenance
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris-Vence.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J.-P Ledeur, Yves Klein. Catalogue of Editions and Sculptures Edited/Catalogue des éditions et des sculptures éditées, Knokke-Zoute 2000 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 249).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis