A defining 1960 work by Yves Klein, Anthropometrie de l’epoque bleue will highlight Christie’s 20th/21st Century London evening sale on June 28. Coming to market for the first time it consists of eight solid blue imprints against a shimmering azure backdrop. It was painted after he had developed International Klein Blue and was in pursuit of ways to transcend the body and the physical realm.
Now live for browsing Christie’s 20/21 London to Paris sale series focuses again on artistic synergies between London and Paris throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.