Two fascinating works by Yves Klein and Lucio Fontana from the private collection of Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the upcoming auction of Sotheby’s on Feb 17th.
Klein and Fontana met for the first time in Milan in 1957, and that was the beginning of a real friendship. In two different and radical ways they both opened up the possibilities of traditional painting.
1) Yves Klein
Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 19)
dry pigment and synthetic resin on cartoline
Executed circa 1958.
21,5 x 17,5 cm
2) Lucio Fontana
Concetto Spaziale, Attesa
signed, titled and dedicated A Jeanne-Claude affettuosamente on the reverse unprimed canvas
Executed in 1963.
46 x 33 cm
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