Klein, Yves 1 Monochrome und 2 Farbserigraphien... Lot n° 242

Nouveau Réalisme Klein, Yves 1 monochrome and 2 color serigraphs in: Monochrome and Fire. Exhibition catalog. 1961. 1 gold-colored monochrome with gold leaf applications on gold foil and 1 pink and 1 blue color serigraph, each on light wove cardboard. Each approx. 32 x 23 cm. Each loose in the original envelope of the exhibition catalog. - The monochrome in gold slightly bumped in outer edges and light surface rubbing and stains in places. Verso a few small brown spots. The two color silkscreens with pinpoint bumping and tiny losses of color in outer edges. The blue color silkscreen in the right margin with a short paper tear (up to approx. 0.8 cm), with slight surface rubbing, verso with a few small brown stains. The pink color serigraph in the paper slightly wavy in the upper margin, with a few slight surface rubbings, verso with traces of the gold leaf of the monochrome and scattered small brown spots. The cover and catalog folding page with slight signs of wear, slightly browned in places and with occasional brown stains. Catalog without the 2 double sheets with illustrations. Good overall. The gold monochrome brilliant and radiant, the two color serigraphs splendid, richly powdery prints of intense and luminous color. The gold-colored monochrome was applied with gold leaf by Yves Klein and is a unique variant. Exhibition catalog of the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, 1961 - ed. Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld 1961 - The catalog for the artist's very first complete exhibition in Germany, which was also his first institutional exhibition. It was to remain the only public museum exhibition of Yves Klein's work during his lifetime until his death in 1962, just one year later. - Yves Klein's interest in color and the effect of color is essential to his work. The artist was convinced that the essence of art lay in pure color and believed that in the future only color monochrome works would be created in art. For Klein, the primary experience was based on the more immediate perception of color and had a clearly theological component, but should also be viewed in the context of a modified color triad of the primary colors red, blue and yellow, as a symbolic understanding of Klein that also attributed a metaphysical, profane meaning to the colors. Klein linked the meanings together when he said: "For me, every shade of a color is in a sense an individual, a being of the same kind as the basic color, but with a character and a personal, clearly recognizable soul. " (Quoted from: Banai, Nuit: From the myth of objecthood to the order of space: Yves Klein's adventures in emptiness. In: Yves Klein - exhibition catalog of the Schirn. Frankfurt/Main, 2004. p.30.) For Klein, pure color was charged with meaning; in particular, it was an expression of his deep connection to the Christian faith. Based on the color theory and symbolism of Christian iconography, Klein developed an understanding of color that emphasized the colors gold, blue and rose or pink (Klein used both terms alternately). Gold was a symbol of God and the precious sacred, blue stood for the Son and pink for the Holy Spirit. The devout Catholic made this trinity of colors the subject of his art from 1950 onwards - the first monochromes were created. Klein initially devoted himself to a primary color, which he developed from pigments and had protected in 1960 - the "International Klein Blue (IKB)". 1 year earlier, in 1959, he expanded his spectrum to include gold, creating the so-called "Monogolds", which were made exclusively with gold leaf and inspired Klein by medieval book illuminations. In 1960 he added rose/pink, which was also used in monochromes. The triad is complete and Klein begins to use them in harmony with each other. 1960 In the Krefeld exhibition, Klein designed a room in each of the three colors, the interplay of the triad is developed and is reminiscent of triptychs. In the context of the exhibition, our work emerged as Klein's expression of perfect color and effect and has gone down in art history as a true icon of 20th century art. 1 monochrome and 2 color silkscreens in: Monochrome and Fire. Exhibition catalog. With 1 gold-colored monochrome with gold leaf applications on gold foil as well as 1 pink and 1 blue color silkscreen, each on light wove card. Each loose in original envelope of the exhibition catalog. - The monochrome in gold slightly bumped in outer edges and isolated slight surface abrasions or rather -stains. On the verso few small brown stains. The two color silkscreens with slight isolated bumpings and color abrasions in outer edges. The blue silkscreen with a short marginal tear (up to ca.