IKB is a set of monochrome blue paintings by Yves Klein made during his short life, his died from a third heart attack at the age of 34 in 1962. He began creating monochrome paintings in 1947. He viewed them as a way of rejecting the idea of representation in painting. He believed that this lead to creative freedom. Klein was strongly influenced by the originality of French artist Marcel Duchamp. He made his name with an exhibition in Milan in January 1957. This included 11 of his unframed, identical signature blue monochromes. Klein didn’t title his works. After passing away in 1962, his widow Rotraut Klein-Moquay numbered all the blue paintings IKB 1 to IKB 194. The term IKB stands for International Klein Blue, a loud, bold and rich blue which Klein registered as a trademark colour in 1957. He created this by experimented with a polymer binder to preserve the luminescence ultramarine pigment. He eventually patented his formula as International Klein Blue (IKB) in 1960.
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