Yves Klein, Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 49)

Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 49)

signed with the artist's initials, inscribed and dedicated "D'abord il n'y a rien, ensuite il y a un rien profond, Puis une profondeur bleue chez Wilp! YK" on a label affixed to the reverse
dry blue pigment and synthetic resin, natural sponges and pebbles on panel
48 1/4 x 39 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (122.6 x 100 x 8.9 cm)
Executed in 1961, this work is registered in the Yves Klein Archives under number RE 49.

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Provenance:
Charles Wilp, Cologne
Gallerihuset, Copenhagen
Collection Wenk
Neumann & Partners GbR, Dusseldorf
Achenbach Kunstberatung, Dusseldorf
HypoVereinsbank, Munich (acquired from the above in 1996)
Sotheby's, London, June 28, 2010, lot 5
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner