Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Yves Klein (1928-1962)

La victoire de Samothrace

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Yves Klein (1928-1962)
La victoire de Samothrace
incised with initials and dated 'YK 62' (on the proper right) and numbered 'XXII/XXV' (on the underside of the stone)
dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on plaster with a metal and stone base
19 x 9 x 11in. (49.5 x 24.7 x 29.2cm.)
Executed in 1962, this work is HC number twenty-two from an edition of one hundred and seventy-five plus twenty-five HC's.
Provenance
Private collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Yves Klein 1928-1962, A Retrospective, exh. cat., Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston 1982, no. 92 (another example from the edition illustrated in color).
P. Restany, Yves Klein, Paris, 1982, p. 235, (another example from the edition illustrated).
J.-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue raisonné des éditions et sculptures éditées, Knokke-le-Zoute, 2000, pp. 228-229 (another example from the edition illustrated in color).

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