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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

Bulgarian, Moroccan, American, 1935-2020

Motivated solely by a mission to spread joy and celebrate beauty through their work, Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2020; 1935–2009) created riveting large-scale public art installations that pushed ephemeral art to an entirely unprecedented new level. While the pair created prints, photography and a range of other types of art, they’re best known for their installations — working with a combination of textiles and industrial materials, Christo and Jeanne-Claude created colossal site-specific sculptures and other projects that frequently included wrapping monuments, walkways and even coastlines in reams of fabric in order to draw attention and encourage viewers to experience familiar objects and places in entirely new ways. 

Christo and Jeanne-Claude frequently incorporated nature’s forces into their works, creating billowing fence lines, enormous inflatable free-standing structures and colorful floating walkways. Partners in life and art, the pair designed installations that often took years or even decades to realize and lasted for only days or weeks. Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s preparatory works and detailed drawings and collages are today a testament to their intricate ephemeral masterpieces and legacy.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s stories, incredibly, began on the exact same day — on June 13, 1935, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and on the very same day in Casablanca, Morocco, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon was born. While Jeanne-Claude received a broad education and a baccalauréat in Latin and philosophy, growing up in France, Switzerland, Morocco and Tunisia, Christo studied art from the age of six years old. He went on to study painting, drawing, architecture and sculpture at the National Academy of Art in Sofia before leaving Bulgaria to escape the Hungarian Revolution. 

Christo spent time in Prague before a brief stint at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, moving on then to Geneva and ultimately France. He made money by painting portraits for wealthy families. After being hired by Jeanne-Claude’s mother to paint three portraits of her, Christo met his future wife and collaborator. The pair created their first environmental installation, Dockside Packages and Stacked Oil Barrels, in 1961. 

Together, Christo and Jeanne-Claude pursued increasingly ambitious projects, proposing to wrap everything from trees in Wrapped Trees, Foundation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98 to important public buildings including the Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95. They also created free-standing abstract sculptures such as the 5,600 Cubicmeter Package, billowing curtains such as Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970–72, and proposed installations in locations as far-flung as Dubai and Japan. These projects and others have been linked to the Pop art-adjacent nouveau réalisme movement.

Classically trained in drawing, Christo created preparatory sketches and collages for the projects, selling his artwork to independently fund the monumental temporary installations the pair erected. Meanwhile, Jeanne-Claude advocated for the pair’s artwork, speaking at public forums, sending proposals to municipal governments, and using her unique combination of compelling charm and stoic stubbornness to get their projects approved. 

Devoted to their ideals of spreading joy and beauty, the pair accepted no commissions or commercial collaborations — all their installations were funded purely by the sale of their preparatory art. The last of their realized urban works, that 2005 project invited New Yorkers to go for a glorious walk through 7,503 saffron-fabric-draped portals along the pathways of Central Park. More than 4 million people did.

Christo’s wrapped sculptures, which he began making early in his career, as well as his preparatory works, are held in the permanent collections of museums and other institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Centre Pompidou. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009, and Christo continued to realize the pair’s planned projects until his own passing in 2020. 

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Artist: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Cubic Feet Empaquetages - Photolithograph by Christo - 1971 ca.
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered lower right. Edition of 100 pieces numbered and hand signed. Very good conditions.
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1970s Land Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photogravure

Project for a Public Building's Packaging - 1971 ca.
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered lower right. Edition of 100 pieces numbered and hand signed. Very good conditions.
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1970s Land Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photogravure

Wrapped Reichstag (I) (German Parliament, Blue Sky)
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Reichstag (I) (German Parliament, Blue Sky) Color Photograph on Archival Paper Year: 1995 Size: 11.81 x 15.74 inches (30 x 40 cm) Photographer: Wolf...
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1990s Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Signed SIlver Gelatin Photograph Christo Wrapped Kunsthalle Cugini Photo
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Surfside, FL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Kunsthalle, Bern Switzerland (1968) Vintage silver gelatin print signed by Christo lower right Photographed by Thomas Cugini, Swiss (b. 1938) 10 1/...
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1960s Abstract Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Wrapped Roman Wall - Photolithograph by Christo - 1974 ca.
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Wrapped Roman Wall is an original contemporary artwork realized by Christo. Black and white photolithograph. Hand signed on the lower left margin. Editio...
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1970s Land Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photogravure

The Wall - Wrapped Roman Wall
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Photolithograph. Hand signed. One of the most important and famous works of Land Art by Christo. Lightly damaged.
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1970s Contemporary Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photogram

The Wall - Wrapped Roman Wall
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Photolithograph. Hand signed. One of the most important and famous works of Land Art by Christo. Lightly damaged.
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1970s Contemporary Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Photogram

The Wall - Wrapped Roman Wall by Christo - 1974
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
Original photolithograph. Hand signed, limited edition of 150 specimens. One of the most important and famous works of Land Art by Christo, realized in Rome...
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1970s Land Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Wrapped Reichstag Photo Edition 4/12
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in PARIS, FR
After a struggle spanning the seventies, eighties and nineties, the wrapping of the Reichstag was completed on June 24, 1995 by a work force of 90 professional climbers and 120 insta...
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2010s Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography

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Questions About Christo and Jeanne-Claude Landscape Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped things as a way of creating art. They took everyday objects and bound them in order to take away their functionality. In addition, they sought to preserve the items, similarly to the way the Ancient Egyptians did mummies. You'll find a variety of Christo and Jeanne-Claude art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, best known for their L’Arc de Triomphe, wrapped art piece in Paris, used recyclable polypropylene fabric for the wrapping. For other displays of art, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have used a variety of fabrics, including nylon. Shop a variety of Christo and Jeanne-Claude artwork from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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