Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming Christo catalogue raisonné being prepared by Daniel Varenne, Geneva.
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Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón (Project for Barcelona - Plaça Porta de la Pau)
Details
Christo (b. 1935)
Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón (Project for Barcelona - Plaça Porta de la Pau)
signed, titled and dated 'Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón (Project for Barcelona - Plaça de la Pau)' (along the upper edge); signed and dated 'Christo 1976' (upper right)
pastel, coloured crayon and charcoal on paper
655/8 x 425/8in. (167 x 108cm.)
Executed in 1976
Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón (Project for Barcelona - Plaça Porta de la Pau)
signed, titled and dated 'Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón (Project for Barcelona - Plaça de la Pau)' (along the upper edge); signed and dated 'Christo 1976' (upper right)
pastel, coloured crayon and charcoal on paper
655/8 x 425/8in. (167 x 108cm.)
Executed in 1976
Provenance
Galerie Beyeler, Basle (8805).
B. C. Holland Inc., Chicago.
Anon. sale, Francis Briest, Paris, 7 April 1987, Lot 34 (FF396,000), where acquired by the present owner.
B. C. Holland Inc., Chicago.
Anon. sale, Francis Briest, Paris, 7 April 1987, Lot 34 (FF396,000), where acquired by the present owner.