About Yves Klein
Patented a shade of blue, exhibited an empty gallery, sold invisible paintings for gold, and died at thirty-four after an eight-year career.
Where to see Yves Klein
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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5 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid, Spain
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4 works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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3 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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3 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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2 works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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2 works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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2 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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2 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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2 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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Yves Klein prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Yves Klein's body of work.
Great Blue Cannibalism, Tribute to Tennessee Williams - Yves Klein
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Untitled White Monochrome - Yves Klein
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Monochrome blue, gold, pink, silver, black - Yves Klein
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Wind of Voyage - Yves Klein
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Untitled (Townscape, Watercolour on Paper) - Yves Klein
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Anthropometries of the Blue Period - Yves Klein
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Assemblage of Used Paint Rollers - Yves Klein
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Silence Is Golden - Yves Klein
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1 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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1 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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1 works
Tate Modern
London, United Kingdom
Also here (4)
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1 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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1 works
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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1 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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1 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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1 works
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
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1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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0 works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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0 works
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
Ghent, Belgium
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See all Yves Klein prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Yves Klein paintings?
Yves Klein's works can be seen at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía[6], Museum Ludwig, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and 2 other museums worldwide.How did Yves Klein create blue?
Yves Klein created his blue, International Klein Blue, by mixing blue pigment with a synthetic resin. The resin maintains the colour's brilliance.Is Yves Klein blue a color?
Yes, blue was of central significance in Yves Klein's work. He even patented his own version called International Klein Blue.Why did Yves Klein use blue?
In 1946, Yves Klein symbolically divided the world with his friends, choosing the sky and its colour blue for himself. From then on, blue was of central significance in his work.Is Yves Klein blue copyrighted?
International Klein Blue (IKB) is a paint that Yves Klein mixed personally and then patented. Its brilliant colour is maintained by the addition of synthetic resin to the blue pigment.Did Yves Klein invent blue?
In 1946, Yves Klein symbolically divided the world with his friends, choosing the sky and its colour blue for himself. From then on, blue held central importance in his work, although he later used other colours.What is Yves Klein blue?
International Klein Blue is a paint that Yves Klein mixed personally and then patented. IKB's brilliant colour is maintained by the addition of synthetic resin to the blue pigment.Why is Yves Klein blue special?
International Klein Blue's special quality comes from the synthetic resin Yves Klein added to the blue pigment. This maintains the colour's brilliance.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Yves Klein's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Institut Valencià d'Art Modern Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Tate Modern Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum National Gallery of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [8] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-invested00blis Used for: biography.
- [10] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [11] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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