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Victory of Samothrace
Details
Yves Klein (1928-1962)
Victory of Samothrace
signed with initials and dated 'YK 62' (on the wing); signed with initials again and numbered in Roman numeral 'YK V/XXV' (on the reverse); numbered again in Roman numeral 'V/XXV' (on the marble base)
plaster with dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on a marble base
19¾ x 9½ x 11½ in. (50.2 x 24.1 x 29.2 cm.)
Executed in 1962. This work is number V from an edition of XXV.
Victory of Samothrace
signed with initials and dated 'YK 62' (on the wing); signed with initials again and numbered in Roman numeral 'YK V/XXV' (on the reverse); numbered again in Roman numeral 'V/XXV' (on the marble base)
plaster with dry blue pigment in synthetic resin on a marble base
19¾ x 9½ x 11½ in. (50.2 x 24.1 x 29.2 cm.)
Executed in 1962. This work is number V from an edition of XXV.
Provenance
Private collection, Osaka
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 2 November 1999, lot 441
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 2 November 1999, lot 441
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
J.-P. Ledeur, Yves Klein, catalogue raisonné des ditions et des sculptures, Sint-Martens-Latem, 2000, p. 228 (illustrated in color).