Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming Christo Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Daniel Varenne, Geneva under number 8060.
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HOMAGE TO CHILLIDA
Christo (b. 1935)
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
Details
Christo (b. 1935)
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
signed, titled and dated 'Christo 2002 The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)' (lower left of the upper panel); dedicated 'For Eduardo Chillida N.Y. 2004' (upper left of the upper panel)
(i) pencil, printed topographic map, oil, fabric collage, wax crayon and pastel on card
(ii) pencil, gouache, charcoal, wax crayon and pastel on card
(i) 15 x 65in. (38 x 165cm.)
(ii) 42x 65in. (106.6 x 165cm.)
Executed in 2002
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
signed, titled and dated 'Christo 2002 The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)' (lower left of the upper panel); dedicated 'For Eduardo Chillida N.Y. 2004' (upper left of the upper panel)
(i) pencil, printed topographic map, oil, fabric collage, wax crayon and pastel on card
(ii) pencil, gouache, charcoal, wax crayon and pastel on card
(i) 15 x 65in. (38 x 165cm.)
(ii) 42x 65in. (106.6 x 165cm.)
Executed in 2002
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2004.
Exhibited
Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Homenaje a Chillida, 2006 (illustrated in colour, p. 191).
Brought to you by
Alexandra Werner