mixed media on canvas 32 x 24" Dry pigment in synthetic resin, natural apogees and pebbles canvas signed on back Yves Klein 1961. Provenance and a certificate of authenticity accompanied this lot Yves Klein (French pronunciation: ​[iv klɛ̃]; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. He is the leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to, and as a forerunner of, Minimal art, as well as Pop art.

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