Collection Leap into the Void

Leap into the Void

Yves Klein , Artist Harry Shunk , Photographer János (Jean) Kender , Photographer
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About the Artwork

Leap into the Void

1960

Yves Klein (Artist) French, 1928 - 1962 Harry Shunk (Photographer) German, 1924 - 2006 János (Jean) Kender (Photographer) Hungarian, 1937 - 2009

Gelatin silver print

Image: 7 15/16 × 6 inches (20.2 × 15.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 × 7 inches (21 × 17.8 cm)

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2023.240

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Markings

Signed, in black pen, on bottom of label, verso: Harry Shunk

Sticker, verso, lower center, stamped: Harry Shunk | Photo and Copyright | Harry Shunk [signed in black pen]

Provenance

1995, purchased from (Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, France);
1995-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Yves Klein; Harry Shunk; János (Jean) Kender, Leap into the Void, 1960, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.240.

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