Folding invitation for Yves Klein's 1957 "Monochrome Propositions of Yves Klein" show at Gallery One in London.
London: Gallery One, 1957.
Item #SKB-17720
An important, highly controversial, and very early exhibition by Klein, the same year as his Iris Clert show. The press ran stories with headlines such as: "The Artist who Paints Nothing" (Daily Mirror, June 25, 1957), and "An artist with The Blues. Reductio Ad Absurdum" (The Times, 1957). Klein was just starting his now-famous monchome explorations and people were not yet understanding or appreciative. The announcement prints a substantive, clever text extolling the work by critic Pierre Restany (one of the founders of the Nouveau Realisme movement), and he and Klein both attended the opening and participated in a discussion about the works. Small ink date "Juin 1957" in an uknown hand, else fine. We have never seen or handled this rare Klein invitation from the earliest phase of his career (3.5" x 14.25" unfolded).
Price: $950.00