Yves Klein, La Terre Bleue

embossed with the star on the base and numbered 61/300 on a label affixed to the underside. dry IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast.  35.5 by 29.5 by 28cm.; 14 by 11 5/8 by 11in. Estimate 10,000—15,000 GBP

Conceived in 1957, this work was cast in 1990 in an edition of 300 plus 50 Hors Commerces, edited by Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Bonnier, Geneva
Private Collection, Sweden
Gimpel Fils, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1995

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Paul Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, p. 137, no. RP7, illustration of the original cast
Jean-Paul Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue Raisonné des Editions et Sculptures, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000, p. 242, no. RP 7, illustration of another cast in colour

Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Day Sale. 06 Feb 09. London www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's