It is the most expensive item at Auktionsverket this year. The painting is made of leaf gold on canvas mounted on panel, and the thin gold reacts to the slightest movement in the air.
The work summarizes in many ways Yves Klein's artistic vision, and his striving to free art from the material, according to Victoria Svederberg, head of the art department.
In his monochrome paintings, he wanted to create an experience rather than an image, a surface that does not represent anything, but which vibrates with energy and spirituality. "Untitled monogold" is a brilliant example of this: a meditation in gold, where light, reflection, and surface become the very motif, she says to TT.
Klein is best known for his blue period. His so-called "Monogolds" are rare, especially those from 1959, when he first began working with gold. These works represent a new phase in his artistry where he explores the spiritual and eternal, according to Svederberg.
The combination of technical fragility, aesthetic power, and intellectual historical weight makes these works sought after internationally, she says.
The painting is sold at The modern art & design sale, on November 19-20.
