Yves Klein, L'Esclave Mourant d'après Michel-Ange

signed, imprinted with the artist's thumb print, titled and numbered 4/300 on a label affixed to the underside, dry IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast. 59 by 18 by 15.5cm.; 23 1/4 by 7 1/8 by 6 1/8 in. Estimate 20,000—30,000 GBP

Executed in 1962, this work is from an edition of 300 plus 50 Hors Commerces.

PROVENANCE: Daniel Moquay, Paris
Gimpel Fils, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1994

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Paul Wember, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, p. 98, no. S 20, illustration of the original cast
Sidra Stich, Yves Klein, Stuttgart 1994, illustration of another cast
Jean-Paul Ledeur, Yves Klein, Catalogue Raisonné des Editions et Sculptures, Knokke-le-Zoute 2000, p. 248, no. S 20, illustration of another cast in colour

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