Lot Essay
Daniel Varenne will include this work in his forthcoming Christo catalogue raisonn.
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)
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Christo (b. 1935)
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)
two panels--signed and dated 'Christo 1983' (center left side of right panel)-- titled 'Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)' (upper edge of the right panel)
right panel: pencil, fabric, pastel, paper collage, colored wax crayons, gouache and enamel on paper mounted on board
left panel: nylon, printed paper collage, pastel, colored wax crayons and enamel on paper mounted on board
right panel: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm.)
left panel: 28 x 11 in. (71.1 x 28 cm.)
Executed in 1983
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)
two panels--signed and dated 'Christo 1983' (center left side of right panel)-- titled 'Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)' (upper edge of the right panel)
right panel: pencil, fabric, pastel, paper collage, colored wax crayons, gouache and enamel on paper mounted on board
left panel: nylon, printed paper collage, pastel, colored wax crayons and enamel on paper mounted on board
right panel: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm.)
left panel: 28 x 11 in. (71.1 x 28 cm.)
Executed in 1983