Lot 231
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Christo (b. 1935)
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Christo (b. 1935)

The Wall (Project for a wrapped roman wall)

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Christo (b. 1935)
The Wall (Project for a wrapped roman wall)
signed and dated 'Christo 1973' (lower right) and titled 'The Wall (project for a wrapped roman wall) Porta Pinciana delle Mura Aureliana' (lower left)
pencil, charcoal, pastel and wax crayons on paper laid down on board
35 x 94 7/8in. (89 x 241cm.)
Executed in 1973
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Lot Essay

To be included in the forthcoming Christo catalogue raisonné being prepared by Daniel Varenne, Geneva, under archive number 3684.

This work is a preparatory collage for the temporary artwork The Wall (project for a wrapped roman wall) which was completed in February 1974 and lasted forty days.

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