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French · 1928–1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 125 of 179 lots (70% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Yves Klein: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s1714$172kSign upSculpture
1960s10892$24.4kSign upOther

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1950s 17 works

Sold
14 of 17
Median
$172kSign up
Average
$386kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 7 in (22 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (12), Mixed media (3), Other (1)
Subjects
—
Show 5 more (1950s)

1960s 108 works

Sold
92 of 108
Median
$24.4kSign up
Average
$279kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 30 in (37 × 76 cm)
Mediums
Other (42), Sculpture (26), Screenprint (18)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (11)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 84 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

53 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 11 works

Sold
10 of 11
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$15.4kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 9 in (32 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (4), Sculpture (4), Other (3)
Subjects
—
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$15.8kSign up
Average
$36.6kSign up
Typical size
15 × 9.5 in (38 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (4), Other (2), Multiple (1)
Subjects
—
Show 1 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works

Sold
32 of 35
Median
$10.8kSign up
Average
$11.6kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 20.5 in (55 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Other (15), Lithograph (13), Sculpture (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Yves Klein auction results →