International Klein Blue

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International Klein Blue (IKB) is a powdery ultramarine pigment created by Yves Klein in 1956 and patented by the artist in 1960. He used the color, symbolic of purity of spirit, exclusively from 1957 on.
International Klein Blue
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024