Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by Daniel Varenne.
Details
CHRISTO (b. 1935)
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)
two panels--signed, titled and dated Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida) Venetian Causeway, J. Tuttle Causeway, 79th Street Causeway and Broad Causeway Christo 1981 lower edge of upper panel
upper panel: black and white photograph, acrylic and colored crayons on paper mounted on board
lower panel: acrylic, colored crayons and graphite on paper mounted on board
upper panel: 15 5/8 x 96½in. (39.6 x 245.1cm.)
lower panel: 42 5/8 x 96½in. (108.3 x 245.1cm.)
overall: 58¼ x 96½in. (148 x 245.1cm.)
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)
two panels--signed, titled and dated Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida) Venetian Causeway, J. Tuttle Causeway, 79th Street Causeway and Broad Causeway Christo 1981 lower edge of upper panel
upper panel: black and white photograph, acrylic and colored crayons on paper mounted on board
lower panel: acrylic, colored crayons and graphite on paper mounted on board
upper panel: 15 5/8 x 96½in. (39.6 x 245.1cm.)
lower panel: 42 5/8 x 96½in. (108.3 x 245.1cm.)
overall: 58¼ x 96½in. (148 x 245.1cm.)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist