Yves Klein

Yves Klein (28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist, who was an important figure in European art after World War II.

A leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, began in 1960, he was a pioneer of performance art. He was also a main influence in the future movements of minimal art and pop art. He developed International Klein Blue, a shade of blue that he used in his paintings.