Klein, Yves | Monochrome und Feuer, 1961 — available on Composition Gallery

Triptych of two screen prints in blue and pink and one print coated in gold foil with gold leaf hand-applied by the artist. - Paper size: 32 x 23.5 cm (each). - With portfolio containing; title page, photographs, reproductions and text by Paul Wember, loose within the original folder - Published by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany, on the occasion of the exhibition Monochrome und Feuer at the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld

Yves Klein’s Monochrome und Feuer (1961) is a striking triptych that explores the artist’s deep interest in color, material, and perception. This mixed media work consists of two monochrome screen prints in vibrant blue and pink, accompanied by a central print coated in gold foil with hand-applied gold leaf. The intense, saturated color fields in the blue and pink panels evoke Klein’s signature fascination with pure color, while the gold central panel adds a reflective, textural element, creating a dynamic interplay of light. Klein’s use of gold leaf brings a tactile, almost ethereal quality to the piece, further emphasizing his exploration of immateriality and the metaphysical aspects of art. This triptych was published in conjunction with the exhibition Monochrome und Feuer at the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany, marking an important moment in Klein’s career and his pioneering work with monochrome art.

Yves Klein (France, 1928–1962) was a groundbreaking artist and key figure in postwar European art. Known for his signature 'International Klein Blue' (IKB), his monochrome paintings and performance art explored spirituality and immateriality. Klein’s innovative practices, including 'Anthropometry' body paintings and conceptual works, influenced movements like Minimalism and Conceptual Art.

Yves Klein

Monochrome und Feuer, 1961

Name: Monochrome und Feuer, 1961
SKU: 14996

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

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Edition of 1000

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At first there is nothing, then there is a profound nothingness, after that a blue profundity.
- Yves Klein

Highly regarded as one of the most influential and controversial artists to emerge in the 1950’s, Yves Klein was a pioneer in the field of Performance Art and is most notable for his extensive use of the colour blue. One of his most acclaimed exhibitions was ‘Proposition Monochrome; Blue Epoch’ in which Klein exhibited 11 monochrome canvases, all painted identically using an ultramarine pigment and suspended in ‘Rhodopas’ - a synthetic resin that Klein described as ‘The Medium’; interestingly, each canvas was priced differently, fulfilling Klein’s aim to have viewers see something unique in a canvas that another buyer did not - the blue used for this work was later trademarked by Klein as International Klein Blue. Displaying a disdain for convention throughout his career, Klein exhibited a number of unorthodox works – The Void was an exhibition that consisted of an almost-bare room featuring only a large cabinet – the window was painted blue and a blue curtain was hung in the entrance of the lobby; 3000 people queued up to be allowed entrance to this empty room.

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