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Yves Klein, Cosmogonie sans titre (COS 20), 1960, Pure pigment and binder on paper, on canvas (print of reed)© Kornfeld — view on Kornfeld website ↗

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Cosmogonie sans titre (COS 20)

Yves Klein (French, 1928–1962) · 1960

CHF 640,000 hammer

≈ $664,128≈ £541,526≈ €633,347

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Medium
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As published: “Pure pigment and binder on paper, on canvas (print of reed)”
Support
Canvas
Category
Prints (general)
Dimensions
65 x 44 cm
Auction house
Kornfeld
Sale
Auction 276: Live Auction - Part 1 (276)
Date
June 17, 2022
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Lot
99
Estimate
CHF 500,000 – — (≈ $518,850) (≈ £423,068) (≈ €494,803)
Source
Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Provenance (3)
  • Collection Rotraut Klein-Moquay
  • Karl Flinker Gallery, Paris
  • Private collection Switzerland
Exhibitions (3)
  • New York 1967, The Jewish Museum, Yves Klein
  • Paris 1969, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Yves Klein 1928-1962
  • Turin 1970, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Yves Klein, cat. no. 42
Literature (2)
  • Catalogue raisonné: Online catalogue raisonné, Yves Klein Archive, COS 20
  • Catalogue raisonné: Paul Wember/Gisela Fiedler, Yves Klein, Cologne 1969, no. COS 20, pag. 120

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