INVITATION | Exclusive Press Preview Yves Klein and His Artist Family: Fred, Marie and Rotraut

Yves Klein, Résonance [Resonantie], (MG 16), 1960 Bladgoud op paneel 199 x 153 cm, Collectie Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam © The Estate of Yves Klein c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2026Rotraut, Trou noir (Zwart gat), ca. 1972 Acryl op doek gemonteerd op multiplex 100 x 73,2 cm © Rotraut c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2026Marie Raymond, Le Monde étoilé (De sterrenwereld), 1969 Olieverf op doek 116 x 73 cm © Marie Raymond Archives, c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2026Frits Klein, Maternité (Moederschap), 1929 Olieverf op doek 73 x 54 cm © Frits Klein c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2026 Particuliere collectie

Four artists, one family
​A premiere for the Netherlands and for Stedelijk Museum Schiedam: Yves Klein and His Artist Family Fred, Marie and Rotraut brings together, for the first time, the oeuvres of the Klein family. For the very first time in the Netherlands, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam is presenting the extraordinary story and combined bodies of work of the artist Yves Klein (1928-1962) and his artistic family members: his father Fred Klein (1898-1990), his mother Marie Raymond (1908-1988), and his partner Rotraut Uecker (1938). Yves Klein is famous around the world for his iconic monochrome paintings, but not many people will know that his family members were successful artists in their own right and that Rotraut is still active as an artist.

​The first ever focus on the Klein family of artists
​The exhibition not only highlights the artistic exchange between the family members, but also zooms in on the Klein family’s ties to the Netherlands, specifically to Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, which houses a collection of works by Fred Klein in the Netherlands. For the first time in 65 years, thirty works by Yves Klein and more than forty works by his parents and partner are on display in the Netherlands.

Marie Raymond, Yves en Frits Klein in Parijs, 1954 Foto ©: Alle rechten voorbehouden © Yves Klein Archief c/o ADAGP, ParisYves Klein en Ci-gît l'Espace [Hier ligt de ruimte] (RP 3), ca. 1960 14, rue Campagne-Première, Paris, France © The Estate of Yves Klein c/o ADAGP, Paris Foto ©: Miltos ToscasPortret van Rotraut en Yves Klein tijdens hun reis door de Verenigde Staten, 1961 Haven van New York Foto ©: Alle rechten voorbehouden

Press Preview Programme | Friday, 20 March 2026

Press Preview Registration
​To register, please contact Maaike Staffhorst at pers@stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl, stating your name and the media outlet you represent. If you would like to arrange an interview, please indicate this in your registration.

If you are unable to attend on the 20th of March, but would like to visit at another time, this can of course be arranged.

Address: The reception will take place in the chapel of Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (Hoogstraat 112, 3111 HL Schiedam, The Netherlands).

Publication
​A publication of the same title will be released in Dutch and English by MER. Books (Ghent), edited by curator Tijs Visser (Director, 0-INSTITUUT), with contributions by co-curator Colin Huizing and authors Robert Fleck, Michèle Gazier, Bianca Stigter and Victor Vanoosten.

Price: €29.00
​ISBN 9789493491335 (Dutch edition)
​ISBN 9789493491366 (English edition)
​Available soon at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, in bookstores, and online via Merbooks.com.

Collaboration
​The concept for this exhibition was developed by Tijs Visser, director of 0-INSTITUUT, together with co-curator Colin Huizing. ​ The exhibition was created with the content team of Stedelijk Museum Schiedam and realised in close collaboration with Yves Klein Archives and Foundation, and with Marie Raymond Archives. A book of the same name published by MER. Books will accompany the exhibition.

With thanks to
​Municipality of Schiedam; Blockbuster Fund: VriendenLoterij, VSB Fonds, Cultuurfonds, Van den Ende Foundation; FONDS Schiedam Vlaardingen e.o., Mondriaan Fund, Turing Foundation, De Groot Fonds en Zabawas.

Note to Editors
​This invitation to the press preview is intended exclusively for media relations and not for publication. Coverage of 'Yves Klein and His Artist Family Fred, Marie and Rotraut' is warmly welcomed.
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