Table, designed 1961
pigment, glass, plexiglass and steel
14 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches


Klein's table is similar to his "pure pigment" pieces of 1957 and 1961, which were the genesis.  The form of the table is very simple, very elegant, and meant really to disappear, built as it is of plexiglass with a glass top.  The pigment is all.  And since the pigment is loose, it does invite comparison to Klein's belief in pure space:  the eye penetrates what seems to be a limitless depth.  There are three Klein tables:  one filled with Klein International Blue pigment, one with rose madder, and one containing 3000 sheets of gold leaf. 

Table Blue

Table profile

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