Yves Klein
Table IKB ® , 1961 (Conceived)
Lot #80 |
2023-01-25 |
Sotheby's, London
Contemporary Discoveries
Category:
Glass
Estimate:
GBP 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
USD 12,800 - 19,200 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L23031
Auction name: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2023-01-25
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 38.7 by 100 by 125.2 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
38.7
Width In Centimeters:
100
Depth In Centimeters:
125.2
Height In Inches:
15
Width In Inches:
39.375
Depth In Inches:
49.25
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Year notes: Conceived in 1961.
Provenance
Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008 Private collection, United Kingdom
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Yves Klein , 1965, no. 83 (edition no. unknown) Brussels, Palais des Beaux Artes, Yves Klein , 1966, no. 77 (edition no. unknown) Paris, Musée des Arts D é coratifs, Yves Klein , 1969 (edition no. unknown) Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Yves Klein , 1970, no. 70 (edition no. unknown) Seibu Takanawa, The Museum of Modern Art; and travelling, Yves Klein , 1985, p. 151, no. 6 (edition no. unknown) Catalogue note Sotheby's would like to thank the Yves Klein Foundation for their assistance in the cataloguing of the present lot.
Literature
Paul Wember, Yves Klein , Cologne 1969, p. 100, no. S 39 (edition no. unknown)
Catalog summary
Yves Klein 1928 - 1962 Table IKB ® signed R.Klein-Moquay and numbered 08 DO-DOA on a label affixed to the underside blue pigment in glass, Plexiglas, wood and chrome metal-plated legs 38.7 by 100 by 125.2 cm. 15 by 39⅜ by 49¼ in. Conceived in 1961, this work is part of an edition started in 1963 under the supervision of Rotraut Klein-Moquay after a model by Yves Klein. Provenance Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008 Private collection, United Kingdom Literature Paul Wember, Yves Klein , Cologne 1969, p. 100, no. S 39 (edition no. unknown) Exhibited Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Yves Klein , 1965, no. 83 (edition no. unknown) Brussels, Palais des Beaux Artes, Yves Klein , 1966, no. 77 (edition no. unknown) Paris, Musée des Arts D é coratifs, Yves Klein , 1969 (edition no. unknown) Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Yves Klein , 1970, no. 70 (edition no. unknown) Seibu Takanawa, The Museum of Modern Art; and travelling, Yves Klein , 1985, p. 151, no. 6 (edition no. unknown) Catalogue note Sotheby's would like to thank the Yves Klein Foundation for their assistance in the cataloguing of the present lot.