ID 1380615
Lot 166 | CHRISTO (1935-2020)
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000
The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA
signed and dated 'Christo 1990' (left lower edge of the upper element); inscribed 'CHRISTO 1990' (on the reverse of each element)
pastel, enamel, wax crayon, graphite, charcoal, fabric, tape, topographic map and photographic collage on paperboard in Plexiglas box, in two parts
upper element: 15 ½ x 96 ½ in. (39.4 x 245.1 cm.)
lower element: 42 ½ x 96 ½ in. (108 x 245.1 cm.)
overall: 58 x 96 ½ in. (147.3 x 245.1 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Provenance
Bedford Arts, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990
Literature
S. Philippi, ed., Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91, Köln, 1998, p. 669 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Walnut Creek, California, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Bedford Gallery, From the Home Space to the Art Space, September-November 1995.
| Artist: | Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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