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Yves Klein

1928 - 1962

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yves Klein is the 16th most popular artist (down from 12th in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from France (down from 477th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Artist.

Yves Klein is most famous for his monochromatic paintings.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Yves Klein ranks 16 out of 125. Before him are Victor Vasarely, Hiroshige, Joseph Beuys, Käthe Kollwitz, Luca Signorelli, and Theo van Doesburg. After him are El Lissitzky, Anders Zorn, Roy Lichtenstein, Adolph Menzel, David Hockney, and Keith Haring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Yves Klein ranks 28. Before him are Roger Vadim, Eddie Fisher, Arnold Rüütel, Shirley Temple, Alexander Grothendieck, and Fidel Ramos. After him are Herbert Kroemer, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, James Coburn, Domenico Modugno, Agnès Varda, and Elie Wiesel. Among people deceased in 1962, Yves Klein ranks 15. Before him are Karen Blixen, Lucky Luciano, Arthur Compton, Georges Bataille, Princess Marie Bonaparte, and Gaston Bachelard. After him are Hans Luther, Auguste Piccard, René Coty, Gabriele Münter, Fritz Kreisler, and Michael Curtiz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Yves Klein ranks 585 out of 6,770. Before him are Isabelle Adjani (1955), France Gall (1947), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Carlos Gardel (1890), Maurice de Vlaminck (1876), and Gaston Bachelard (1884). After him are Roger Guillemin (1924), Mireille Darc (1938), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Daniel Auber (1782), Louis, Grand Condé (1621), and Marie-Antoine Carême (1784).

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Among ARTISTS In France

Among artists born in France, Yves Klein ranks 3. Before him are Marcel Duchamp (1887), and Jean Arp (1886). After him are Émile Gallé (1846), André Charles Boulle (1642), Nicholas of Verdun (1130), and Annette Messager (1943).

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