Gold leaf inspiring artists: Ex-voto dedicated to St Rita by Yves Klein, July 2015

 

 

Ex-voto dedicated to St Rita,
Pure pigments, gold leaves, gold lingots and manuscript  in Plexiglas
1961, 21 x 14 x 3,2 cm. 

Did you know?
Yves Klein placed an  ex-voto he created in the Saint Rita Monastery featuring gold, Klein blue and pink, the three favourite colours of the artist.