Blue series

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Blue series is a sequence of abstract monochrome paintings by Yves Klein that explore variations of his signature deep ultramarine hue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting series
appliesTechnique evenly applied pigment
monochrome surface
textured surface
artisticGoal evoke the infinite through color
focus viewer attention on pure color experience
associatedWith International Klein Blue formula NERFINISHED
post-war European art
colorDominant blue
ultramarine
countryOfOrigin France
creator Yves Klein NERFINISHED
creatorNationality French
depicts non-figurative forms
genre abstract art
monochrome painting
hasArtForm painting
hasCulturalSignificance iconic example of monochrome painting
key work in Yves Klein’s oeuvre
hasPart individual monochrome blue canvases
hasTitleLanguage French
hasWorkInCollection Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
private collections
inception around 1957
late 1950s
influencedBy abstract expressionism
modernism
spirituality in art
languageOfWork none
locationOfFirstExhibition Paris NERFINISHED
mainSubject blue
color
immateriality
infinite space
materialUsed oil paint
pigment
synthetic resin binder
movement Nouveau réalisme NERFINISHED
notableWorkOf Yves Klein NERFINISHED
partOf Yves Klein monochrome paintings NERFINISHED
usesColor International Klein Blue NERFINISHED
deep ultramarine blue

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