Yves Klein (1928-1962)
MONOCHROME UND FEUER (TRIPTYCH)
Four catalogues, each with two screenprints (one printed in blue and one in pink) and one sheet coated in gold foil (one with gold leaf applied by the artist), 1961, with complete text, published by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, on occasion of the exhibition Monochrome und Feuer at the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, January 14-February 26, 1961; Together with Approximately 16 Loose Sheets of Gold Leaf (measuring approximately 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches, various conditions), the screenprints printed in blue with some rubbing, some creasing at some sheet corners and some abrasion at some extreme sheet edges, the sheets with gold foil with a few light scratches, two of the sheets with gold foil (including the one with applied gold leaf) with some creasing, some abrasion at bottom right corner, text pages with timestain, paper wrappers with some soiling and pale offsetting, otherwise in good condition.
Sheets 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 321 x 235 mm.
Sold for $68,750
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
MONOCHROME UND FEUER (TRIPTYCH)
Four catalogues, each with two screenprints (one printed in blue and one in pink) and one sheet coated in gold foil (one with gold leaf applied by the artist), 1961, with complete text, published by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, on occasion of the exhibition Monochrome und Feuer at the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, January 14-February 26, 1961; Together with Approximately 16 Loose Sheets of Gold Leaf (measuring approximately 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches, various conditions), the screenprints printed in blue with some rubbing, some creasing at some sheet corners and some abrasion at some extreme sheet edges, the sheets with gold foil with a few light scratches, two of the sheets with gold foil (including the one with applied gold leaf) with some creasing, some abrasion at bottom right corner, text pages with timestain, paper wrappers with some soiling and pale offsetting, otherwise in good condition.
Sheets 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 321 x 235 mm.
Auction: Books, Photographs & Prints, Nov 5, 2012