Yves Klein
French · 1928–1962 · Painter, Sculptor
Yves Klein was a French artist and an important figure in postwar European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, founded in 1960 by… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 49)Phillips · $19,999,500≈ £16,092,292≈ €19,005,512Sign up to see
Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 267)Phillips · $2,752,500≈ £2,214,757≈ €2,615,699Sign up to see
Monochrome rose sans titre (MP 27)Phillips · £1,029,000≈ $1,428,664≈ €1,150,200Sign up to see
Yves Klein’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 59 | 54 | 92% | $30.9kSign up | $21.8kSign up | $220kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 11 | 100% | $36kSign up | $27.5kSign up | $68.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $139kSign up | $181kSign up | $220kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $16.7kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $77.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 49 | 46 | 94% | $25.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $664kSign up |
| Lithograph | 17 | 16 | 94% | $3.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 23 | 21 | 91% | $14kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $30.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $333kSign up | $333kSign up | $664kSign up |
| Multiple | 7 | 7 | 100% | $21.9kSign up | $25.1kSign up | $48.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 44 | 38 | 86% | $748kSign up | $68.5kSign up | $20MSign up |
| Other | 16 | 12 | 75% | $42.4kSign up | $28.3kSign up | $125kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 14 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | $13kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 17 | 16 | $27.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $50.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $20.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 22 | 21 | $25.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 | $60kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $21.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $39.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $69.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $27.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $22.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $50.6kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $610Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $32.9kSign up |