IKB 3, Monochrome bleu
1960

IKB 3, Monochrome bleu
1960
"Monochromy is the only physical way of painting that enables access to a spiritual absolute." (Klein)
For Yves Klein, blue was charged with sensitivity and favoured the passage from the material to the immaterial. IKB 3 uses ultramarine blue (International Klein Blue) patented by Klein in 1960. Applied by roller in order to avoid all unevenness, this synthetic resin enabled him to bond blue pigments without dulling them and to obtain a velvety effect that absorbed the eye. Slightly proud of the wall, with its rounded corners, this monochrome produced the effect of an object in a state of levitation. "Blue has no dimension, it is beyond dimensions", Klein declared.
Domain | Peinture |
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Techniques | Pigment pur et résine synthétique sur toile marouflée sur bois |
Dimensions | 199 x 153 cm |
Acquisition | Achat, 1974. Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle , 1975 |
Inventory no. | AM 1975-6 |
Currently at
Musée d'arts de Nantes, Nantes (France)
as part of Prêts longue durée - Dialogue des collections, 01 April 2025 - 01 January 2030
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Detailed description
Artist |
Yves Klein
(1928, France - 1962, République française) |
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Main title | IKB 3, Monochrome bleu |
Creation date | 1960 |
Domain | Peinture |
Techniques | Pigment pur et résine synthétique sur toile marouflée sur bois |
Dimensions | 199 x 153 cm |
Acquisition | Achat, 1974. Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle , 1975 |
Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
Inventory no. | AM 1975-6 |