Artist
Yves Klein
Patented his own blue, and sold zones of immaterial pictorial sensibility for gold.
Yves Klein was a French artist and an important figure in postwar European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to and as a forerunner of minimal art, as well as pop art. He developed and used International Klein Blue.
- Born
- 1928-04-28, Nice, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1962-06-06, Paris, FranceA Wednesday, aged 34
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-04-28, Nice, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 26°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 20°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 21°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 18°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1962-06-06, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 2°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 16°36′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 17°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 6°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 11°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 7°36′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Yves Klein was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.