Klein Blue is a vibrant ultramarine blue created by Yves Klein in1957. Yves Klein created close to two-hundred monochrome paintings focused on Klein Blue a colour which he trademarked in 1957. He believed in creating work that challenged the idea of representation within paintings in order to create a sense of freedom within his pieces. Klein believed that his colour had immense value as he believed it to be precious almost like gold as it had a quality close to pure space creating its value. In his one man exhibition in Malian in 1957 he described Klein Blue as a blue in its own right that is separate from functional justification. In order to create his series IKB which stands for International Klein Blue he used a fixative that when dried created the appearance of depth within Klein's’ work due to they way it reacted with the paint used as it caused the paint to almost float approve the piece giving it its appearance of depth. This also further added to the colours appearance of almost creating space due to the depth created within the paintings adding to the apparent monetary value of the colour according to Klein.
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