Lot was sold
Lot 38 | Christo | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA)
Estimate
200.000
- 300.000
€
D F
Result:
(incl. premium)
264.000 €
CHRISTO
1935 Gabrovo - 2020 New York
Title: The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA).
Date: 1987.
Technique: Mixed media (pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint and map). 2-part on card.
Mounting: Mounted on stretcher.
Measurement: Left panel: 245 x 39cm; Right panel: 245 x 108cm.
Notation: Signed and dated on the left panel at the bottom: Christo 1987. At upper and lower margin equipped with additional project details. Verso with mounting instructions.
Frame/Pedestal: In original Plexiglass frame.
The work is listed in the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Estate, New York. We thank Mr. Matthias Koddenberg for his kind, scientific support.
Provenance:
- Private collection Switzerland (directly from the artist)
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia
- Belongs to the later projects of the congenial artist couple
- Exceptionally large-format drawing in preparation for the important landscape project
- Very concrete, graphic realisation of high precision of the temporary planned installation
- Large-format unique works are highly sought after on the art market.
1935 Gabrovo - 2020 New York
Title: The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA).
Date: 1987.
Technique: Mixed media (pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint and map). 2-part on card.
Mounting: Mounted on stretcher.
Measurement: Left panel: 245 x 39cm; Right panel: 245 x 108cm.
Notation: Signed and dated on the left panel at the bottom: Christo 1987. At upper and lower margin equipped with additional project details. Verso with mounting instructions.
Frame/Pedestal: In original Plexiglass frame.
The work is listed in the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Estate, New York. We thank Mr. Matthias Koddenberg for his kind, scientific support.
Provenance:
- Private collection Switzerland (directly from the artist)
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia
- Belongs to the later projects of the congenial artist couple
- Exceptionally large-format drawing in preparation for the important landscape project
- Very concrete, graphic realisation of high precision of the temporary planned installation
- Large-format unique works are highly sought after on the art market.
Contact:
Robert van den Valentyn
Partner & Abteilungsleiter
Modern, Post War & Contemporary Art
+49 221 92 58 62 300
Modern, Post War & Contemporary Art
+49 221 92 58 62 300
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Conditions of this Lot
VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Droit de suite
plus artist resale right fee of 1.5% on the hammer price up to € 200,000
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Stock Id: 76574-1
