ID 717627
Lot 321 | CHRISTO (1935-2020)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
signed, titled and dated 'The Gates (Project For Central Park, New York City) 1992 Christo' (lower edge); signed, inscribed and dated '© CHRISTO 1992' (on the reverse)
wax crayon, graphite, charcoal, enamel on photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paper, in Plexiglas box
14 1⁄4 x 11 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄4in. (36.2 x 28.6 x 3.2cm.)
Executed in 1992
Provenance
Private Collection, USA (acquired directly from the artist).
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 15 November 1995, lot 380.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
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| Artist: | Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020) |
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| Applied technique: | Mixed media |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Artist: | Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020) |
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| Applied technique: | Mixed media |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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