Lot 47 | Christo and Jeanne-Claude | Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
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CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE
1935 Gabrovo - 2020 New York / 1935 Casablanca - 2009 New York
Title: Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin). 2-part.
Date: 1994.
Technique: Chalk, photos, and fabric collaged on card.
Mounting: Mounted on wood.
Measurement: upper panel: 38 x 244cm; lower panel: 106,5 x 244cm.
Notation: Signed and dated on the upper panel: Christo 1994. Also provided with additional project details in the margin. Verso each with the copyright of the artist as well.
Frame/Pedestal: In original Plexiglass frame.
The work is enclosed in a signed letter from Christo und Jeanne-Claude.
The work is registered with the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, New York. We thank Mr. Matthias Koddenberg for his friendly, scholarly support.
Provenance:
- Bremer Landesbank (acquired 1995 directly from the artist)
Literature:
- Lohmüller, Matina/ Schmidt, Sabine Maria (ed.): Augenblicke. Zeitgenössische Kunst der Norddeutschen Landesbank, Cologne 2019, p. 47, ill.
- "Wrapped Reichstag" belongs to the main work of the artist pair
- The large-format 2-part work testifies to the duo's meticulous and unique way of working
1935 Gabrovo - 2020 New York / 1935 Casablanca - 2009 New York
Title: Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin). 2-part.
Date: 1994.
Technique: Chalk, photos, and fabric collaged on card.
Mounting: Mounted on wood.
Measurement: upper panel: 38 x 244cm; lower panel: 106,5 x 244cm.
Notation: Signed and dated on the upper panel: Christo 1994. Also provided with additional project details in the margin. Verso each with the copyright of the artist as well.
Frame/Pedestal: In original Plexiglass frame.
The work is enclosed in a signed letter from Christo und Jeanne-Claude.
The work is registered with the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, New York. We thank Mr. Matthias Koddenberg for his friendly, scholarly support.
Provenance:
- Bremer Landesbank (acquired 1995 directly from the artist)
Literature:
- Lohmüller, Matina/ Schmidt, Sabine Maria (ed.): Augenblicke. Zeitgenössische Kunst der Norddeutschen Landesbank, Cologne 2019, p. 47, ill.
- "Wrapped Reichstag" belongs to the main work of the artist pair
- The large-format 2-part work testifies to the duo's meticulous and unique way of working
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