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References
- 1 2 3 4 IKB 79, Tate
- ↑ True Blue? Ask Yves Klein!, Beyond the Palette
- ↑ Sandra Stich, Yves Klein, exhibition catalogue, Hayward Gallery, London 1995
- ↑ Yves Klein, 1928-1962: Selected Writings, Tate Gallery, London 1974
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