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Christo

Gabrovo 1935 – 2020 New York

„Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)“. 1986

Two-part work: 1 photograph and 1 contact print, mounted on wove paper (upper part), and coloured crayons, coloured pencil, charcoal and pencil on wove paper (lower part), each in the plexiglass frame. 37,8 x 244 cm, 106 x 244 cm (14 ⅞ x 96 ⅛ in. and 41 ¾ x 96 ⅛ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork:  Christo. „Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)“. 1986.

Estimate:

EUR 150,000

 

- 200,000

USD 200,000

 

- 267,000

Sold for:

183,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 193-198

Selected Works, Thursday, 31.05.2012

Information

Two-part work: 1 photograph and 1 contact print, mounted on wove paper (upper part), and coloured crayons, coloured pencil, charcoal and pencil on wove paper (lower part), each in the plexiglass frame. 37,8 x 244 cm, 106 x 244 cm (14 ⅞ x 96 ⅛ in. and 41 ¾ x 96 ⅛ in.). On the upper part the work signed and dated lower right: Christo 1986. Inscribed at the bottom: WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR BERLIN) PLATZ DER REPUBLIK, REICHSTAGPLATZ, SCHEIDEMANNSTR., FRIEDENSALLEE, HINDENBURGPLATZ, BRANDENBURGER TOR, PARISER PLATZ, UNTER DEN LINDEN. Catalogue raisonné: The work is registered in the archive of the Galerie Daniel Varenne, Geneva, as number 1085 and will be included in the catalogue raisonné of Christo's works. Framed

Private collection, Southern Germany

Christo & Jeanne-Claude: Verhüllter Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-1995. Das Buch zum Projekt. Taschen Verlag, Cologne 1995, two-page colour illustration p. 38/39

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