# Yves Klein - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-19T01:45:21.046Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 941
- Lots with prices: 730
- First auction date: 1999-06-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-09
- Median realised price: $24,225
- Price range: $20 to $27,197,000

## Market Takeaway
Yves Klein shows very deep auction liquidity with 899 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $26,650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 65 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($26,650\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $10,755 and $107,100.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 7.5% (53 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 17.1% (121 sales)
- $10,000\+: 75.4% (532 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 65
- Previous 12 months sales: 76
- Recent 12 months median: $13,000
- Previous 12 months median: $7,500
- Median shift: 73.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-14
- Days since latest sale: 35
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 328 lots
- Sotheby's: 173 lots
- Artcurial: 35 lots
- Bonhams: 33 lots
- Phillips: 30 lots
- Piasa: 30 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 25 lots
- Aguttes: 20 lots
- HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo: 14 lots
- Millon & Associes: 13 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-03 | Yves Klein \(French, 1928\-1962\) "Table IKB" Cocktail Table | Market Auctions | $14,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-french-1928-1962-table-ikb-cocktail-table-10-c-62c2e6fd43
2. 2025-11-25 | Yves KLEIN \(1928\-1962\) et François POMPON \(1855\-1933\), d’après L'Ours Pompon, 2022 | Gros\-Delettrez | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-et-francois-pompon-1855-1933-d-apres-l-ours-pompon-2022-180-c-3457ce44e2
3. 2024-11-27 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\) Petite Vénus bleue, circa 1956 | Piasa | €7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-petite-venus-bleue-circa-1956-2-c-f004c3698e
4. 2023-12-07 | YVES KLEIN \(1928\-1962\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €500
5. 2023-09-30 | MONOCHROME BLUE MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY YVES KLEIN | Antique Arena Inc | $5,000
6. 2023-05-25 | Yves KLEIN et François POMPON et Yves KLEIN L'ours IKB Sculpture en résine | Alexandre Landre | €7,600
7. 2023-05-06 | Yves Klein \- Proposition Monochromes | Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen | €1,900
8. 2026-06-09 | Yves KLEIN \(1928\-1962\) et François POMPON \(1855\-1933\), d’après L'Ours Pompon, 2022 | Gros\-Delettrez | €8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-et-francois-pompon-1855-1933-d-apres-l-ours-pompon-2022-269-c-49c4657107
9. 2026-05-14 | Yves Klein "Monique" Lithograph in Colors | Auctions at Showplace | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-monique-lithograph-in-colors-137-c-1fd7f55777
10. 2026-05-14 | Yves Klein "Table d'Or" | Auctions at Showplace | $11,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-table-d-or-8-c-bb027f43aa
11. 2026-05-14 | Yves Klein "Table Rose" | Auctions at Showplace | $12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-table-rose-7-c-9b49efa0dd
12. 2026-05-09 | Yves Klein \(1928 Nizza \- Paris 1962\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-nizza-paris-1962-857-c-c5026659af
13. 2026-05-09 | Yves Klein \(1928 Nizza \- Paris 1962\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-nizza-paris-1962-856-c-7c9952a6fb
14. 2026-05-04 | Yves Klein "Blue Sponge Relief" | Alyes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-blue-sponge-relief-683-c-3659311d73
15. 2026-04-29 | YVES KLEIN \(1928\-1962\) Table IKB® | Bonhams | €10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-table-ikb-72-c-b6a3fe674e
16. 2026-04-25 | YVES KLEIN 'BLUE DISC' SERIGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-blue-disc-serigraph-31-c-55b55f9d02
17. 2026-04-20 | Yves Klein "Blue sponge relief" | Alyes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-blue-sponge-relief-462-c-d110e7318c
18. 2026-04-17 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\), d'après Portrait d’Arman \(Galerie Alexandre Iolas\), 1965 | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-d-apres-portrait-d-arman-galerie-alexandre-iolas-1965-247-c-691cbc5a86
19. 2026-04-17 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\), d'après Le Monochrome \(Galerie Rive Droite\), 1960 | Millon & Associes | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-d-apres-le-monochrome-galerie-rive-droite-1960-246-c-5cfd4619e3
20. 2026-04-17 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\), d'après Yves \- Propositions monochromes, 1957 | Millon & Associes | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-d-apres-yves-propositions-monochromes-1957-245-c-1f3bfe81a0
21. 2026-04-17 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\), d'après Le Monochrome \(Galerie Rive Droite\), 1960 | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-d-apres-le-monochrome-galerie-rive-droite-1960-244-c-eda839815c
22. 2026-04-16 | YVES KLEIN \(Nice, 1928\-Paris, 1962\). "Petite Venus", 1956\-1957. Brass brooch, international Klein blue pigment, gold leaf and acrylic. Methacrylate urn. Exemplary 185/500. | Setdart Auction House | €4,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-nice-1928-paris-1962-petite-venus-1956-1957-brass-brooch-international-klein-blue-pigment-gold-leaf-and-acrylic-methacrylate-urn-exemplary-185-500-33-c-cbe4d788b5
23. 2026-04-16 | Yves Klein \(1928\-1962\). La Vénus d'Alexandrie \(S41\). | Christie's | €127,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-1928-1962-la-venus-d-alexandrie-s41-261-c-2ec7c0a867
24. 2026-04-06 | Yves Klein "Blue Sponge Relief" | Alyes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yves-klein-blue-sponge-relief-110-c-f5480ed8fb

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