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The Gates (a)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
10 ½ x 12 ½ in. (27 x 32 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (b)
2003
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
27 ½ x 39 ½ in. (70 x 100 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (c)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
17 x 13 in. (43 x 33 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (d)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (42 x 31.8 cm), unframed
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (e)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
28 x 36 in. (71 x 92 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from an unnumbered edition
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The Gates (f)
1990
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
40 x 28 in. (102 x 71 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (h)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
28 x 22 in. (71 x 56 cm), unframed
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (j)
1980
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
34 x 28 in. (86 x 71 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (k)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
21 x 25 in. (53 x 64 cm), unframed
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (L)
1995
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
20 x 28 in. (51 x 71 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (m)
2003
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
40 x 28 in. (102 x 71 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (n)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
16 x 12 in. (41 x 31 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (o)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (42 x 31.8 cm), unframed
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (p)
2004
(from the Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
28.25 x 40 in. (72 x 102 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (q)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
40 x 28 in. (102 x 71 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (r)
2004
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
34 x 49 in. (86 x 125 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (s)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (t)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (u)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
30 x 20 in. (76 x 51 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (v)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (w)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
30 x 20 in. (76 x 51 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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The Gates (x)
2005
(Project for Central Park, New York City)
Offset lithograph on high gloss paper from a photograph by Wolfgang Volz
Hand-signed by the artist and Jeanne-Claude in black marker
30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm.)
One of 300 hand-signed prints from the unnumbered edition
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Project pour l ’Arc de Triomphe, Paris *
1970
Original lithograph in colors
Signed “Christo” in pencil, and numbered
19 x 26 in (48 x 66 cm), unframed
Edition of 300
(Schellmann/Benecke 32)
SOLD
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Wrapped Reichstag Project *
1994
Offset lithograph in colors
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil
27 ½ x 39 ⅜ inches (70 x 100 cm)
From an edition of unknown size
SOLD
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Wrapped Vespa Project *
2009
Color digital pigment print with collage and hand-coloring
Signed and numbered in pencil
12 x 12 inches (30.6 x 30.6 cm)
Edition of 200
SOLD
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Wrapped Roses *
1968
3 plastic red roses wrapped in transparent polyethylene and twine
Signed by the artist, dated and numbered
24 x 7 x 3 inches (61 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm)
Edition of 100
(Published by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
(Schellmann 7)
SOLD
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Texas Mastaba *
1976
Lithograph with screenprint and collage
Signed by the artist, and numbered
30 x 22 ½ in (76.2 x 57 cm)
Edition of 200
SOLD
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Closed Highway Project *
1967
Offset lithograph with collage
Signed and numbered
34 ½ x 24 in
1 of 25 artist proofs aside from the edition
SOLD
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Wrapped Bottle Project *
2001-2007
Collaged paper with digital pigment print and handmade crayon additions
12 ½ x 10 ½ inches
Signed and numbered
SOLD
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Wrapped Building/Project #1 Times Square *
2003
Lithograph and collage
Signed and numbered
30 x 22 in
Edition of 200
SOLD
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Wrapped Fountain, Barcelona
1979/2009
Lithograph with collage
Signed and numbered
22 x 28 inches (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
Edition of 200
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Wrapped Skyscrapers *
1968
Screenprint
Signed and numbered
27 1/2 x 21 1/4 in
Edition of 100
SOLD
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Wrapped Statues: Project for Die Glyptothek, Munich *
1988
Screenprint with collage
Signed and numbered
34 5/8 x 26 ¾ inches
Edition of 300
SOLD
Born in 1935 as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Bulgarian-American artist Christo studied in Sofia, Vienna, and Paris. Christo’s early experiments in assemblage led to his trademark device of wrapping familiar objects in cloth and other materials, giving them an artificial skin that simultaneously conceals, reveals, and transforms them. Since 1958 he has worked with his wife and artistic partner, Jeanne-Claude (de Guillebon), born in Casablanca, and studied Univ. of Tunis. The two artists met in Paris and moved to New York City in 1964.
A leading figure in conceptual art, Christo, in collaboration with Jeanne-Claude, has specialized in large-scale temporary outdoor installations. Running Fence (1976), a shimmering fabric curtain, was strung more than 24 miles across the rolling California landscape. Other projects have included surrounding 11 islands in Florida’s Biscayne Bay with floating hot-pink fabric (1983), wrapping the Pont Neuf in Paris (1985), concurrent installations of thousands of 20-ft (6-m) tall umbrellas—blue near Tokyo and yellow near Los Angeles (1991), and wrapping Berlin’s Reichstag in silvery fabric (1995). On the paths and natural contours of New York City’s Central Park the two created (2005) The Gates, a meandering installation of 7,500 saffron-hued rectangular vinyl gates. Each was 16-ft (5-m) tall and hung, to about halfway down, with a pleated nylon panel colored to match, which blew with the wind and shifted color with the changing light.
In his printed art, often including collage, Christo wraps an object, challenging the viewer to accurately remember the concealed object and giving it the notion of rarity because it is inaccessible. These have been included in museum exhibitions in the United States, Australia, Germany, Holland, Israel, and Denmark and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Christo died at the age of 85 in December 2020.
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff
1970 Original lithograph in colors Signed “Christo” in pencil, and numbered 19 x 26 in (48 x 66 cm), unframed Edition of 300 (Schellmann/Benecke 32) SOLD1994 Offset lithograph in colors Hand-signed by the artist in pencil 27 ½ x 39 ⅜ inches (70 x 100 cm) From an edition of unknown size SOLD2009 Color digital pigment print with collage and hand-coloring Signed and numbered in pencil 12 x 12 inches (30.6 x 30.6 cm) Edition of 200 SOLD1968 3 plastic red roses wrapped in transparent polyethylene and twine Signed by the artist, dated and numbered 24 x 7 x 3 inches (61 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm) Edition of 100 (Published by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) (Schellmann 7) SOLD1976 Lithograph with screenprint and collage Signed by the artist, and numbered 30 x 22 ½ in (76.2 x 57 cm) Edition of 200 SOLD1967 Offset lithograph with collage Signed and numbered 34 ½ x 24 in 1 of 25 artist proofs aside from the edition SOLD2001-2007 Collaged paper with digital pigment print and handmade crayon additions 12 ½ x 10 ½ inches Signed and numbered SOLD2003 Lithograph and collage Signed and numbered 30 x 22 in Edition of 200 SOLD1968 Screenprint Signed and numbered 27 1/2 x 21 1/4 in Edition of 100 SOLD1988 Screenprint with collage Signed and numbered 34 5/8 x 26 ¾ inches Edition of 300 SOLDA leading figure in conceptual art, Christo, in collaboration with Jeanne-Claude, has specialized in large-scale temporary outdoor installations. Running Fence (1976), a shimmering fabric curtain, was strung more than 24 miles across the rolling California landscape. Other projects have included surrounding 11 islands in Florida’s Biscayne Bay with floating hot-pink fabric (1983), wrapping the Pont Neuf in Paris (1985), concurrent installations of thousands of 20-ft (6-m) tall umbrellas—blue near Tokyo and yellow near Los Angeles (1991), and wrapping Berlin’s Reichstag in silvery fabric (1995). On the paths and natural contours of New York City’s Central Park the two created (2005) The Gates, a meandering installation of 7,500 saffron-hued rectangular vinyl gates. Each was 16-ft (5-m) tall and hung, to about halfway down, with a pleated nylon panel colored to match, which blew with the wind and shifted color with the changing light.
In his printed art, often including collage, Christo wraps an object, challenging the viewer to accurately remember the concealed object and giving it the notion of rarity because it is inaccessible. These have been included in museum exhibitions in the United States, Australia, Germany, Holland, Israel, and Denmark and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Christo died at the age of 85 in December 2020.