Lot Essay
Daniel Varenne will include this work in his forthcoming Christo catalogue raisonn.
In September 1971, the Christos were approached with the suggestion of wrapping either the Reichstag or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, both important monuments of German history. The Reichstag was under the jurisdiction at that time of both the East Berlin and West Berlin governments. A project that was so emblematic of the complex East-West relations was appealing to Christo. This drawing, from 1972, shows one of his first conceptions of this project, which was not realized until 1996.
In September 1971, the Christos were approached with the suggestion of wrapping either the Reichstag or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, both important monuments of German history. The Reichstag was under the jurisdiction at that time of both the East Berlin and West Berlin governments. A project that was so emblematic of the complex East-West relations was appealing to Christo. This drawing, from 1972, shows one of his first conceptions of this project, which was not realized until 1996.