Klein, Yves, 1928-1962

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Name (Hebrew)
קלין, איב, 1928-1962
Name (Latin)
Klein, Yves, 1928-1962
Other forms of name
קליין, איב, 1928-1962
Date of birth
1928
Date of death
1962
Place of birth
France
Occupation
Painters
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 70174713
Wikidata: Q154335
Library of congress: n 50044185
Sources of Information
  • LCN ( (Record enhanced with data from: The IMAGINE Thesaurus - The Israel Museum Jerusalem Thesaurus - Artist names authority file) )
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Wikipedia description:

Yves Klein (French: [iv klɛ̃]; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to and as a forerunner of minimal art, as well as pop art. He developed and used International Klein Blue.

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