Portugal Colonial - Klein blue monochrome sells for $21 million in French record for artist

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Klein blue monochrome sells for $21 million in French record for artist / Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN - AFP

Klein blue monochrome sells for $21 million in French record for artist

ECONOMY 23.10.2025

A blue monochrome by French artist Yves Klein sold for 18.4 million euros (more than $21 million) on Thursday, auction house Christie's said, the most a Klein painting has ever sold for in France.

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Measuring four metres across and nearly two metres high (13 by seven feet), "California (IKB 71)" is the largest monochrome painting by the artist in private hands, Christie's said.

Klein, who died in 1962 aged just 34 years old, patented the ultramarine hue of the special thick paint he developed for his paintings, calling the mix of synthetic resin, matte and pigment "International Klein Blue" or IKB.

R.J.Fidalgo--PC

Portugal Colonial - Klein blue monochrome sells for $21 million in French record for artist

Klein blue monochrome sells for $21 million in French record for artist

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