Christo
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Christo was born on June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He left Bulgaria in 1956, first to Prague, Czechoslovakia, and then escaped to Vienna, Austria, in 1957, then moved to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1958, Christo went to Paris, where he met Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, not only his wife but life partner in the creation of monumental environmental works of art. Jeanne-Claude passed away on November 18, 2009. Christo died on May 31, 2020 at his home in New York City, where he lived for over 50 years. |
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From early wrapped objects to monumental outdoor projects, Christo and Jeanne-Claude's artwork transcended the traditional bounds of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Some of their work included Wrapped Coast near Sydney (1968–69), Valley Curtain in Colorado (1970–72), Running Fence in California (1972–76), Surrounded Islands in Miami (1980–83), The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris (1975–85), The Umbrellas in Japan and California (1984–91), Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin (1971–95), The Gates in New York's Central Park (1979–2005), The Floating Piers at Italy's Lake Iseo (2014–16), and The London Mastaba on London's Serpentine Lake (2016–18). |
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 "Pink Store Front, Project" 1980 Lithograph, collage 57.0×46.0cm Ed.100 Signed *This work is 1 of 5 works inserted in "Marginalia-Hommage to Shimizu". |
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 "Wrapped Chair, project" 1961-2001 Collage 20.3×20.3cm Signed |
 "Package on a wheelbarrow, Project" 1963-2004 Collage 20.3×20.3cm Signed |
 "Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin" 1986-1995 Collage 28.0×35.5cm Signed |
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 "Mastaba of Naoshima, Project for Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum" 1999 Collage 21.5×28.0cm Signed |
 "The Mastaba, Project for United Arab Emirates" 2010 Drawing 21.5×28.0cm Signed |
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 "Do-it-yourself catalogue" for the Monschau Project 1971 Objet 23.0×16.5×4.5cm H.C. (Ed.150) Signed *Raisonne No.34 (Schellmann) |
 "POUR Journal, Wrapped" 1977 Objet 28.0×34.0×5.0cm H.C. (Ed.1000＋XXXI) Signed on mount *Ed.1-100, Roman numerals and H.C editions are signed *Raisonne No.90 (Schellmann) |
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 "Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Wrapped, Project for Rome" 1968 Silkscreen of a scale model 54.2×69.5cm Ed.100 Signed *Raisonne No.22 (Schellmann) |
 "5,600 Cubicmeter Package, documenta IV, Kassel, 1967-68" 1968 Silkscreen Ed.100 70.0×54.2cm Signed *Raisonne No.15 (Schellmann) |
 "Corridor Store Front, Project" 1968 Offset print, collage Folded size: 27.4×17.2cm Special Ed3 (Ed.2100) Signed *Raisonne No.6A (Schellmann) |
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 "The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped, Project for New York" 1971 Lithograph of photomontage 71.0×56.0cm Ed.100 Signed *Raiseonn No.37 (Schellmann) |
 "Wrapped Monument to Leonardo, Project for Piazza Scala, Milan" 1971 Lithograph, collotype 74.5×55.5cm Ed.999 Signed *Raiseonn No.41 (Schellmann) |
 "Wrapped Museum of Contemporary Art, Project for Chicago" 1972 Lithograph 106.0×81.0cm Ed.60 Signed |
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 "Wrapped Tree, Project" 1979 Lithograph, collage 56.0×71.0cm Ed.99 Signed *Raiseonn No.101 (Schellmann) |
 "Orange Store Front, Project" 1979 Lithograph 25.4×18.8cm Ed.1000 Signed |
 "5,600 Cubicmeter Package, documenta IV, Kassel, 1967-68" 1986-87 Silkscreen, collotype, collage 80.0×59.5cm Ed.90 Signed *Raiseonn No.131 (Schellmann) |
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 "Orange Store Front, Project" 1991 Lithograph, collage 68.5×80.0cm A.P. (Ed.100) Signed *Raiseonn No.157 (Schellmann) |
 "The Pont-Neuf, Wrapped, Project for Paris" 1992 Silkscreen 35.3x28.0cm Ed.5000 Signed |
 "Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin" 1992 Silkscreen 35.3×28.0cm Ed.5000 Signed |
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 "Packed Coast, Project for Australia, Near Sydney" 1992 Silkscreen 35.3×28.0cm Ed.5000 Signed |
 "Wrapped Woman, Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1968" 1997 Lithograph, collage 56.0×71.0cm A.P. (Ed.125) Signed *Raiseonn No.175 (Schellmann) |
 "(Art Plate)" 1998 Ceramic Ø25.6×H4.0cm Ed.1000 Print signed |
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 "Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76" (1) 1998 Lithograph 33.5×43.9cm A.P. (Ed.60) Signed *Raiseonn No.178 (Schellmann) |
 "Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76" (2) 1998 Heliogravure 33.9×44.0cm A.P. (Ed.60) Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Raiseonn No.179 (Schellmann) |
 "Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76" (3) 1998 Heliogravure 34.8×44.0cm A.P. (Ed.60) Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Raiseonn No.180 (Schellmann) |
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 "Wrapped Building, Project for #1 Times Square" 2003 Lithograph, silkscreen, collage 77.5×59.5cm H.C. (Ed.200) Signed *Raiseonn No.187 (Schellmann) |
 "Wrapped Snoopy House, Project for Charles M. Schulz Museum" 2004 Color lithograph, collage 61.2×55.0cm A.P. (Ed.250) Signed *Raiseonn No.188 (Schellmann) |
 "Wrapped Vespa" 2009 Collage, Digital pigment print＋handcolor (crayon) 31.0×31.0cm Ed.200 Signed ※Raisonne No.201（Schellmann） |
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 "The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Project for Paris, 1976" 2020 Offset print 25.0×19.0cm Ed.450 Signed *Raiseonn P.258 (Schellmann) |
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 "Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami" 1983 Offset lithograph 27.5×21.4cm Signed |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" 1990 Silkscreen 35.0×28.8cm Signed |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" 1990 Silkscreen 35.0×28.0cm Signed |
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 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" (Yellow) 1991 Offset lithograph 49.0×51.0cm Signed |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" (Blue) 1991 Offset lithograph 49.0×51.0cm Signed |
 "The Mastaba of Abu Dhabi, Project for United Arab Emirates" 1990 Silkscreen 35.5×28.0cm Signed |
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 "The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Project for Paris" Offset lithograph 52.0×52.0cm Signed |
 "The Mastaba of Abu Dhabi, Project for United Arab Emirates" Offset lithograph 62.3×52.3cm Signed |
 "The Mastaba of Abu Dhabi, Project for United Arab Emirates" 2006 Offset lithograph 40.8×50.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
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 "The Big Air Package, Project for Gasometer, Oberhausen, Germany" 2012-13 Offset lithograph 42.0×52.2cm Signed |
 "The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City" Offset lithograph 42.0×32.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "Wrapped Woman" Card 31.5×13.3cm Signed |
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 "Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95" 1995 Paper photograph 20.3×25.4cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
 "Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98" (1) 1998 Paper photograph 20.3×25.4cm Signed by Christo and Jean Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
 "Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98" (2) 1998 Paper photograph 20.3×25.4cm Signed by Christo and Jean Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
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 "The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005" 2005 Paper photograph 20.3×25.4cm Signed *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
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 "CHRISTO LEO CASTELLI NEW YORK" Poster 1966 Offset print 56.1×66.1cm Signed |
 "CHRISTO WRAPS THE MUSEUM" Poster 1982 Offset print 103.3×72.8cm |
 "THE PARIS REVIEW" Poster © 1982 THE PARIS REVIEW INC. 1982 Offset print 91.5×61.0cm Signed |
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 "Running Fence" Poster 1989 Offset print 63.8×99.2cm Signed *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
 "Wall of Drum Cans" Poster 1990 Offset print 45.3×36.0cm Signed |
 "Satani Gallery - CHRISTO: Early Works 1958-64 Exhibition" Poster (Wrapped Bottle and Can) 1991 Offset print 77.3×50.0m Signed |
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 "Satani Gallery - CHRISTO: Early Works 1958-64 Exhibition" Poster (Package) 1991 Offset print 77.3×50.0m Signed |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" (Blue) (1) 1991 Offset print 60.9×99.2cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" (Blue) (2) 1991 Offset print 63.8×95.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
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 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA" (Yellow) 1991 Offset print 60.9×99.2cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Photo: Wolfgang Volz |
 "Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin" Poster 1995 Offset 30.2×40.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "Store Front, 1964" Offset print 85.0×66.0cm Signed |
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 "Art Tower Mito - Christo and Jeanne Claude The Umbrellas Japan-USA 1984-91 A Documentation Exhibition" Poster (Blue) 2016 Offset print 72.7×51.6m Signed |
 "Art Tower Mito - Christo and Jeanne Claude The Umbrellas Japan-USA 1984-91 A Documentation Exhibition" Poster (Yellow) 2016 Offset print Sheet size: 72.7×51.6m Signed |
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 "Wrapped Toy Horse" 1963 Postcard 10.5×15.0cm Signed |
 "Valley Curtain" 1972 Postcard 10.2×15.0cm Signed |
 "Running Fence" 1976 Postcard 10.2×15.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
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 "The Pont Neuf Wrapped" 1985 Postcard 10.2×14.9cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "Wrapped Reichstag" (1) 1995 Postcard 10.0×14.3cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "Wrapped Reichstag" (1) (with cloth) 1995 Postcard 10.5×14.8cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
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 "Wrapped Tree" (with cloth) 1998 Postcard 14.8×10.5cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "The Gates" (with cloth) 2005 Postcard 12.0×22.8cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude |
 "The Floating Piers" (1) 2014 Postcard 12.7×17.0cm Signed |
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 "The Floating Piers" (2) 2014 Postcard 17.0×12.8cm Signed |
 "Package" Postcard 15.2×10.8cm Signed |
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  "The Umbrellas: Joint Project for Japan and US" 1991 Set of 2 books Book 1 36.0×30.0×1.2cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Book 2 36.0×30.0×1.8cm Unsigned |
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 "Store Front (Project)" 1965 Collage (pencil, enamel paint, wax crayon, wood, acrylic board, cloth) 74.0×61.0×4.8cm Signed (signed bottom left on front and on the bac of the framek) *No.97 in "Life Works Project - Christo and Jean Claude" by Yanagi Masahiko SOLD |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA (Yellow)" 1989 Collage (paper, photograph (by WOLFGANG VOLZ), enamel paint, wax crayon, colored pencil, ballpoint pen) 35.4×27.8cm Signed SOLD |
 "The Umbrellas, Joint project for Japan and USA (Blue)" 1991 Collage (paper, photograph (by WOLFGANG VOLZ), enamel paint, wax crayon, colored pencil, ballpoint pen) 35.4×27.8cm Signed SOLD |
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 "Packed Building, Project for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris" 1970 Lithograph 48.3×65.5cm Ed.300 Signed ＊Raisonne No.32 (Schellmann) SOLD |
 "Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for 1 Times Square, New York" 1971 Lithograph 71.0×55.5cm Ed. 100 Signed *Resonne No.38 (Schellmann) SOLD |
 "Wrapped Telephone, Project" 1988 Lithograph, collage 55.8×38.0cm Ed.100 Signed SOLD |
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 "Wrapped Walk-ways, Project for St. Stephen's Green Park, Dublin" 1983 Lithograph, collage 71.0×112.0cm Ed.100 Signed *Resonne No.111 (Schellmann) SOLD |
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 "Package on a Table, Project" 1989 Lthograph, silkscreen, collage 81.3×61.0cm Ed.100 Signed *Raisonne No.142 (Schellmann) SOLD |
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 "Wrapped Fountain, Spoleto, Italy, 1968" 2002 Lithograph 54.0×45.0cm E.A. (Ed.90) Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude *Raisonne No.185 (Schellmann) SOLD |
 "Wrapped Bottle and Cans, Project" 1958-2004 Lithograph 39.0×34.7cm A.P. (Ed.50) Signed *Raisonne No.189 (Schellmann) SOLD |
 "Wrapped Reichstag" 1995 Offset lithograph 46.0×64.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude SOLD |
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 "Over the River" 2010 Offset lithograph 26.5×29.3cm Signed SOLD |
 "Big Air Package" 2012 Offset lithograph 52.4x39.4cm Signed SOLD |
 "The Wall" Offset lithograph 40.0×30.0cm Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude SOLD |
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 "The Gates" Offset lithograph 40.0×30.0cm Signed by Christo and Jean Claude SOLD |
 "The Gates" Offset lithograph 18.5×23.5cm Signed SOLD |
 "Christo - Wrapped Walk ways. a documentation exhibition Hara Museum of Contemporary Art" Poster 1982 Offset print 103.3×72.8cm SOLD |
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 "Surrounded Islands" 1990 Offset print 105.0×72.0cm Signed SOLD |
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