Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming Christo Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by Daniel Varenne, Geneva
Details
Christo (B. 1935)
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
i) signed, titled and dated 1980
pencil, crayon and diagram on card mounted on board
11 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (28.5 x 72cm.)
ii) pastel, pencil, coloured chalk, fabric, twine and staples on paper laid down on card mounted on cardboard
22 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (56.5 x 72cm.) (2)
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
i) signed, titled and dated 1980
pencil, crayon and diagram on card mounted on board
11 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (28.5 x 72cm.)
ii) pastel, pencil, coloured chalk, fabric, twine and staples on paper laid down on card mounted on cardboard
22 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (56.5 x 72cm.) (2)
Provenance
Mr Tore Gerschman, Stockholm
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989