Artist Monograph

Yves Klein, French

French, 1928–1962

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	5	35.7%
Other Media	5	35.7%
Oil Painting	2	14.3%
Photography	1	7.1%
Sculpture	1	7.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	10	71.4%
Painting & Sculpture	3	21.4%
Photography	1	7.1%

Production by Decade

4

1950s

9

1960s

1

1970s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 5
Painting — 2
Print — 2
Audio — 2
Photograph — 1
Sculpture — 1
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	7.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	10	76.9%
Large (1–3 m)	2	15.4%

Range: 21.6 cm → 198.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	3
1979	1
1984	1
1989	1
2008	1
2011	4
2013	2
2017	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 405" — 1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 14 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Sculpture Acc. 786.1969	1957	Painted sponge, on brass-rod stand	22 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 4 5/8" (57.3 x 31.7 x 11.5 cm) including rod ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Philip Johnson
La Conférence à la Sorbonne Audio Acc. 538.2017	1959	Two 12-inch vinyl records	cover: 12 5/16 × 12 5/16" (31.2 × 31.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Pedro Barbosa
Le dépassement de la problématique de l'art Illustrated Book Acc. 1106.1979	1959	Illustrated book with one unbound oil	sheet 8 1/2 x 7 1/16" (21.6 x 18 cm) composition 8 1/2 x 7 1/16" (21.6 x 18 cm) page 8 1/2 x 6 1/4" (21 x 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Donald Karshan
Prince of Space / Tanz der Leere Audio Acc. 854.2013.148	1959	12-inch vinyl record	cover: 12 1/4 × 12 1/2" (31.1 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
Anthropometry: Princess Helena Painting Acc. 1068.1969	1960	Oil on paper on wood	6' 6" x 50 1/2" (198 x 128.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger
Dimanche: Le Journal d'un Seul Jour Print Acc. 3590.2008	1960	Letterpress	page (each): 22 x 15" (55.9 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Leap into the Void Photograph Acc. 1015.2013.3	1960	Gelatin silver print	11 × 14" (27.9 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation in memory of Harry Shunk and János Kender
Blue Monochrome Painting Acc. 618.1967	1961	Dry pigment in polyvinyl acetate on cotton over plywood	6' 4 7/8" x 55 1/8" (195.1 x 140 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
Monochrome und Feuer Illustrated Book Acc. 295.2011.1-3	1961	Exhibition catalogue with two screenprints and one gold leaf on cardboard	page (each): 12 1/2 x 9 3/16" (31.8 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Museum of Modern Art Library
Plate from Monochrome und Feuer Illustrated Book Acc. 295.2011.1	1961	Screenprint from exhibition catalogue with two screenprints and one gold leaf on cardboard	page (each): 12 1/2 x 9 3/16" (31.8 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Museum of Modern Art Library
Plate from Monochrome und Feuer Illustrated Book Acc. 295.2011.2	1961	Screenprint from exhibition catalogue with two screenprints and one gold leaf on cardboard	page (each): 12 1/2 x 9 3/16" (31.8 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Museum of Modern Art Library
Plate from Monochrome und Feuer Illustrated Book Acc. 295.2011.3	1961	Gold leaf on cardboard from exhibition catalogue with two screenprints and one gold leaf on cardboard	page (each): 12 1/2 x 9 3/16" (31.8 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Museum of Modern Art Library
Untitled (fire-color painting) Drawing Acc. 133.1984	1962	Charred dry pigment in synthetic resin with metallic paint on asbestos-coated paper on board	24 1/2 x 19" (62.1 x 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Scaler Foundation and purchase
Untitled from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes) Print Acc. 291.1989.7	1973	Screenprint on mylar overlay	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Walter Thayer Bequest