PR1, Portrait-relief d'Arman
1962
PR1, Portrait-relief d'Arman
1962
"As for my attempt at the immaterial... impossible to give you a photo."
As a major figure in the New Realism, Yves Klein is known for his IKB blue, his monochromes and his anthropometries. ln 1962 he began a series of Relief-portraits of his artist friends, only that of Arman being completed. Whereas this cast references ancient Greek sculpture, the presence of details (wrinkles, hair, musculature) produces a hyper-realist effect. Against a background of gold leaf, this work corresponds to the "spiritual realism" dear to Klein, and reveals all its immaterial value.
Domain | Sculpture |
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Techniques | Pigment pur et résine synthétique sur bronze, bois, feuille d'or |
Dimensions | 175 x 95 x 26 cm |
Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1968, |
Inventory no. | AM 1708 S |
Detailed description
Artist |
Yves Klein
(1928, France - 1962, France) |
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Main title | PR1, Portrait-relief d'Arman |
Creation date | 1962 |
Domain | Sculpture |
Description | Bronze d'après moulage en plâtre fait directement sur le corps puis peint en bleu et fixé sur un panneau de bois doré à la feuille |
Techniques | Pigment pur et résine synthétique sur bronze, bois, feuille d'or |
Dimensions | 175 x 95 x 26 cm |
Printing | exemplaire n°2/6 |
Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1968, |
Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
Inventory no. | AM 1708 S |