Yves Klein, Victoire de Samothrace

signed with the artist's initials, dated 62 and numbered 33/175 on the reverse. dry IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast. Estimate 20,000—25,000 GBP

Conceived in 1961-1962, this work was cast in 1973 in an edition of 175 by Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris
Gimpel Fils, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1983

EXHIBITED: London, Gimpel Fils, Yves Klein 1928-1962, 1973, no. 18

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Paul Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, p. 97, no. S9, illustration of the original cast
Exhibition Catalogue, Bern, Kunsthalle, Yves Klein, 1971, p. 106, no. S9, illustration of the original cast
Jean-Paul Ledeur, Catalogue Raisonné des Editions et Sculptures, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000, p. 228, no. S9, illustration of another cast in colour

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