Yves Klein

Description: (French Artist Who Was Known for His Daring Experiments and Monochrome Paintings)
Known for his blue monochrome paintings, French artist Yves Klein was a major figure of the Nouveau réalisme art movement. Though born to artist parents, he initially mastered judo and even taught it. His experiments included fire paintings and his Anthropométries, which involved naked models covered in paint pressing against canvases.

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Birthday April 28, 1928 (Taurus)
Died on June 6, 1962
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