Lot 13 B · 20th Century Evening Sale
Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 37)
Yves Klein · dry pigment and synthetic resin on natural sponges on board
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- Estimate
- $3,500,000–$5,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 13 May 2021
- Dimensions
- 10 7/8 x 13 ¾ x 4 1/8 in. (27.6 x 34.9 x 10.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3550434
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yves Klein, Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 37). Christie's, 13 May 2021, lot 13 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3550434.
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Yves Klein, Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 37). Christie's, 13 May 2021, lot 13 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3550434.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Klein | Untitled anthropométrie (ANT 9) | $2,767,641 | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | |
| Yves Klein | Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 241) | Sotheby's, Feb 2015 | ||
| Yves Klein | Anthropométrie Sans Titre (ANT 20) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yves Klein | Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 267) | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Yves Klein | Sculpture éponge bleue sans titre (SE 284) | Christie's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Yves Klein | Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre, (SE 244) | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Yves Klein | Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 329) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yves Klein | se 262 | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.