Untitled (Monogold), 1961

ArtistYves Klein, Nice 1928–1962 Paris

Gold leaf on gilded cardboard

Sheet dimensions32 × 23,5 cm

Status

not on display

About the workMonochromaticity is the key element in Yves Klein’s art. He was concerned with the effect that pure colour has on a spiritual level. For two years, the Frenchman painted exclusively with the ultramarine “International Klein Blue” that he had developed. He added gold and later pink to his monochrome concept in 1959. In the Catholic faith, the colour gold stands for God, red for Jesus Christ and blue for the Holy Spirit. Klein appropriated the colourful triad and gave it a new artistic expression.

AccessionKemp Collection Foundation

Provenance[...]; 1960s Willi Kemp (Cologne 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) acquired at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld; 2011 Kemp Collection Foundation at the Kunstpalast acquired by gift of Willi Kemp

Inventory numberKemp 583

Post-War Modernism

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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