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Christo Art

Bulgarian, American, 1935-2009

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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CHRISTO 'PONTE NEUF EMPAQUETTE-SMALL - 1985
By Christo
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Christo Title: Ponte Neuf Empaquette-Small Medium: Photograph Size: 26 x 27 inches Year: 1985 Publisher: Nouvelles Image Reference #: Schellmann 86 Hand signed by the artist ...
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1990s Contemporary Christo Art

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Offset

Pont Neuf 1985 (1995-2020) (signed)
By Christo
Located in Woodbury, CT
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Pont Neuf, 2020 Lithograph, Edition of 450 Signed and numbered in pencil to margin Published to coincide with the artist's exhibition at the Centre Pompido...
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2010s Conceptual Christo Art

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Lithograph

The Gates - original Christo modern art lithograph
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"The Gates" is a 2005 limited-edition offset lithograph on hand-made cotton paper with sample wrapped in orange packaging, originally signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner...
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Late 20th Century Land Christo Art

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Offset

L'Arc de Triomphe, wrapped - original Christo modern art lithograph Paris
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"L'arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" (Project for Paris) is a 2019 limited-edition (Edition 500) offset-lithograph by Christo (signed in the plate). The work comes beautifully framed in a wh...
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Late 20th Century Modern Christo Art

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Offset

L'Arc de Triomphe, wrapped - original Christo modern art lithograph Paris
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"L'arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" (Project for Paris) is a 2019 limited-edition (Edition 500) offset-lithograph by Christo (not numbered, signed in the plate). The work comes unframed. Fr...
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Late 20th Century Modern Christo Art

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Offset

Christo, Wrapped Paris Review lithograph, deluxe hand signed ed. 244/250 Framed
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo Wrapped Paris Review (Deluxe hand signed edition), 1982 Lithograph and offset lithograph Hand signed and numbered 244/250 by Christo on th...
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1980s Pop Art Christo Art

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Lithograph, Offset

The Wrapped Reichstag at Night (Hand Signed by Christo)
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo The Wrapped Reichstag at Night (Hand Signed), 1993 Offset Lithograph Hand signed by Christo on lower right front 40 × 25 1/2 inches Unframed and affixed to matting (as it ha...
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1990s Pop Art Christo Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Umbrellas -original Christo modern art lithograph & signed limited-edition book
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Umbrellas" is a 1991 originally signed, limited-edition lithograph by world-famous artist Christo and Jeanne-Claude, depicting the monumental The Umbrellas Japan - USA, 1984-91 pro...
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Late 20th Century Land Christo Art

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Offset

MOCA Chicago Lithograph, first North American building Christo wrapped Signed/N
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
This is a truly historic limited edition hand signed museum print from the 1960s - of the first North American building the legendary artists Christo ever wrapped: Christo Wrap In Wr...
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1960s Pop Art Christo Art

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Offset, Lithograph, Laid Paper, Pencil

The Gates NYC Skyline in the Snow-original Christo modern art photograph signed
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"The Gates Skyline in the Snow" is a 2005 limited-edition original photograph. It is hand signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner. It depicts his Central Park Project in Ne...
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Late 20th Century Land Christo Art

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Photographic Paper

Christo - "The Gates New York Central Park" - color offset on heavy paper
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Color offset on heavy paper. Based on a photo by Wolfgang Volz 2005. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially in the living room or bedroom. Can be framed accordingly. Contact us for possibilities. Christo (Christo Wladimirow Jawaschew, born 1935 in Bulgaria, died 2020 in New York) and Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Marie Denat, born 1935 in Casablanca, died 2009...
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20th Century Realist Christo Art

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Offset

Wrapped Reichstag - original Christo modern art lithograph Berlin Reichstag
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Wrapped Reichstag" is a 1994 limited-edition offset-lithograph originally signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner. Framing options available. Certificate. Christo (1935 ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Christo Art

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Offset

Over the River - original Christo modern art Arkansas river from below signed
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Over the River (from below)" is a 1992 limited-edition (Edition 300) offset-lithograph on hand-made cotton paper originally signed by Christo in the lower left hand corner. The work...
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Late 20th Century Modern Christo Art

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Offset

Christo at Leo Castelli, invitation Hand Signed by Christo to Pierre Restany
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo at Leo Castelli Gallery New York (Hand Signed), 1966 Extremely rare Offset Lithograph Poster announcement Boldly hand signed by Christo in blue marker on the lower left front. Addressed to the influential (legendary) art critic Pierre Restany...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Christo Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Christo, Wrapped Armchair, 1977, lithograph
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
It's wonderful for us to have work by Christo (1935-2020). He and Jeanne-Claude were the most international of artists while NYC based. In particular this lithograph, Wrapped Armchai...
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1970s Contemporary Christo Art

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Lithograph

Wrapped Trees, Switzerland poster (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christo, Javacheff Christo Wrapped Trees, Switzerland poster (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude), 1998 Offset lithograph (hand signed) Signed Christ...
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1990s Pop Art Christo Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Signed and numbered lithograph for highway across America #115/150, Schelmann 51
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
CHRISTO Closed Highway, Project for 5000 Miles, 6 Lanes East-West Highway (Schellmann, 51), 1972 Offset lithograph on wove paper Hand signed in felt tip pen and pencil numbered 115/1...
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1970s Pop Art Christo Art

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Lithograph, Offset, Pencil

Monograph: Christo The Gates Project for Central Park NYC (Signed and Inscribed)
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Super rare original signed The Gates proposal book for famous art critic: Christo: The Gates Project for Central Park New York City (Hand Signed and Inscribed to art critic Anthony ...
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1980s Pop Art Christo Art

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Offset, Board, Lithograph

The Gates - New York Central Park
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
The artwork "The Gates - New York Central Park" by the artist Christo is extraordinary and an eye-catcher for every room Color offset on heavy paper B...
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20th Century Realist Christo Art

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Color, Offset

"The Gates VIII, from Project for Central Park, New York" signed lithograph
By Christo
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"The Gates VIII, from Project for Central Park, New York" offset lithograph in colors on wove paper. Signed Christo in pencil on front lower right. Sheet size: 39 x 27 1/2 inches (99...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Christo Art

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Lithograph

The MCA Wrapped, 1969, Lithograph, Lt. Ed 300, gold foil stamp Museum provenance
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo The MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Wrapped, Chicago, 1969, 2019 Limited Edition Four-color offset lithograph on 110 lb. Crane Lettra Cover stock, with an elegant gold foil...
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2010s Pop Art Christo Art

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Foil

Ponte Sant’Angelo -Christo, Contemporary, 21st Century, Collage, Limited Edition
By Christo
Located in Zug, CH
Ponte Sant’Angelo, Wrapped, Project for Rome - Christo, Contemporary, 21st Century, Collage, Limited Edition Collage on lithograph with acrylic frame Edition of 160 Arab and 90 Roman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Christo Art

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

Public Building Wrapped - Photo-Offset by Christo - 1974
By Christo
Located in Roma, IT
Public Building'S Packaging is an original photo-offset realized by Christo in 1974. Hand-signed and numbered, edition 48/100. Very good conditions. Chri...
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1970s Christo Art

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Photogravure

Wrapped Venus, Project for Villa Borghese, Rome
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Special Arjomari paper. Signed and numbered 19/200 in pencil by Christo. Printed by Landfall Press, Chicago, with the ink copyright...
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1970s Contemporary Christo Art

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Color, Lithograph

American Bulgarian original 1975 poster Galeria Ciento show Barcelona Spain
By Christo
Located in Miami, FL
Christo (Bulgaria, 1935-2020) 'Galería Ciento', 1975 lithograph on paper 28 x 22.1 in. (71 x 56 cm.) Unframed Ref: CHR1038-P001 Condition: Not previously owned, and no signs of use....
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1970s Abstract Christo Art

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Lithograph

Christo - "Wrapped Walk Ways", Loose Park in Kansas City - photo offset
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Christo (Christo Wladimirow Jawaschew, born 1935 in Bulgaria, died 2020 in New York) and Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Marie Denat, born 1935 in Casablanca, died 2009...
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20th Century Realist Christo Art

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Offset

"Wrapped Horse" screenprint and collage by the artist Christo from "Kinderstern"
By Christo
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Wrapped Horse, Project for Neo-Dada, Wrapped Musee D'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris" screenprint and collage by artist Christo from the "Kinderstern" portfolio, published in 1989 ...
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1980s Contemporary Christo Art

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Screen

CHRISTO ' PONTE NEUF EMPAQUETTE-LONG VIEW - 1985
By Christo
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Christo Title: Ponte Neuf Empaquette-Long View Medium: Photograph Size: 25 x 38 inches Year: 1985 Publisher: Nouvelles Image Reference #: Schellmann 86 Hand signed by the art...
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1990s Contemporary Christo Art

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Offset

Galeria Joan Prats - Beach Umbrella Sketch
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Galeria Joan Prats. Exhibition poster - created on the occasion of the 1986 exhibition. In great condition Christo (Christo Wladimirow Jawaschew, born 1935 in Bulgaria, died 2020 in New York) and Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Marie Denat, born 1935 in Casablanca, died 2009...
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1980s Christo Art

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Color

Christo, Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (Monuments) - Signed Print
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (2 Broadway and 20 Exchange Place, from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Offset and screen print on Bristol board Dimen...
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20th Century Conceptual Christo Art

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Offset, Screen

Wrap in Wrap Out
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Photolithograph with a label from Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago verso, unsigned Edition of 100 This was the first Wrapped project Christo did in North America Provenance: Pr...
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1990s Contemporary Christo Art

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Lithograph

Wrapped Vespa - original Christo modern art lithograph vintage italian vespa
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Wrapped Vespa" is a 2001 limited-edition offset lithograph on hand-made cotton paper originally signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner. The lithograph is taken from his 19...
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Late 20th Century Modern Christo Art

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Offset

Wrapped Vespa (Project) - Vespa Motorcycle
By Christo
Located in London, GB
This digital pigment print is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Christo" at the upper right corner. It is also hand numbered in pencil, from the edition of 200 beside the signatur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Christo Art

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Digital Pigment

Wrapped Coast: Little Bay, Australia - Australia Little Bay
By Christo
Located in London, GB
This work by Christo is hand signed in blue felt-tip pen at the lower right corner. It is also hand numbered from the edition of 100, at the lower left corner. The work was printed...
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1960s Christo Art

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Paper, Photographic Paper

Monuments and Projects RARE 1960s print, signed & numbered, edition of only 100
By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo Monuments and Projects, 1968 Rare Limited Edition Lithograph and offset lithograph Hand signed, dated and numbered 5/100 by Christo on the lower left front Published by the ICA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 23.25 x 18.5 inches Unframed This hand signed and numbered offset lithograph is one of the more elusive and desirable early Christo exhibition invitations, published on the occasion of his groundbreaking exhibition at the ICA in Philadelphia, when Christo was only 33 - and hand signed and numbered by Christo on the front, making it a true collectors' item. "...By mid-September 1968, Christo's attention focused on Monuments and Projects, his one-man exhibition opening October 4 at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Contemporary Art. It included earlier work and four on-site projects: 1,240 Oil Barrels Mastaba, Two Tons of Wrapped Hay, Two Wrapped Trees, and Seven Wrapped Women. Suzanne Delehanty, the assistant of ICA director Stephen Prokopoff, remembered: "I had to round up fifteen hundred-plus oil barrels, the equivalent of five freight cars full. They were to construct a truncated pyramid in our large fifty-by-fifty-foot gallery. Getting them wasn't easy. It meant disrupting oil companies' operations, since drums are needed at every stage of the delivery cycle. The materials Christo chose engaged this invisible system. Negotiations for loaning barrels were made with various companies by Stephen and Nathaniel Lieb, an ICA board member. I remember that one company wouldn't lend, but insisted on selling their barrels to us; after we returned them, they would give a refund—it was their way of doing a loan receipt. I had to convince the university business office not to worry about the ten- or fifteen-thousand-dollar invoice. We borrowed oil barrels from several companies: some did a straight loan based on an exchange of letters; others used their own system of inventory control. It was fascinating." While the multicolored oil barrels were stacked to form a massive mastaba in the ICA ground-floor entry gallery, two other works, Two Wrapped Trees and Two Tons of Wrapped Hay, took shape on the level above. The installation crew, paid M.F.A. students, alternated between unloading barrels and making forays into the countryside to gather bales of hay. Suzanne Delehanty reflected, "The bales of hay were stacked, creating a bulky structure, covered with tarpaulin and tied with rope." Another ICA work lasted only a few hours. When dinner guests arrived, seven wrapped female nudes awaited them. Each had been placed on a pedestal. Harry Shunk...
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1960s Pop Art Christo Art

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Ink, Lithograph, Offset

Wrapped Bottle - original Christo modern art lithograph
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Wrapped Bottle" is a 1958 limited-edition original offset lithograph on hand-made cotton paper signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner. It is...
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1950s Modern Christo Art

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Offset

Wrapped Roman Wall - Photolithograph by Christo - 1974 ca
By Christo
Located in Napoli, IT
In February and March 1974, for a period of 40 days, a 820-foot long section of the Aurelian Walls was wrapped in polypropylene and rope, covering both sides, the top and the arches of the wall. Forty construction workers completed the temporary work of art in four days. Christo Vladimirov Javachev (Christo) and his wife Jeanne-Claude are famous for making impressive and often controversial art installations. Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont Neuf in Paris, a Roman wall...
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1970s Land Christo Art

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Photographic Paper

Christo, 5600 Cubicmeter Package (Monuments) - Signed Print
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) 5600 Cubicmeter Package (from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Offset lithograph on Bristol board Dimensions: 70 × 54.5 cm (27 3/5 × 21 1/2 in) Edition ...
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19th Century Conceptual Christo Art

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Offset

Wrapped Vestibule
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Wrapped Vestibule, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 1990 Photo offset after a photo by Wolfgang Volz in 1991 Publisher: Poligrafa In good condition
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1990s Christo Art

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Lithograph, Color, Offset

Wrapped Telephone, Project for L. M. Ericsson Model - Ericsson
By Christo
Located in London, GB
This lithograph with collage of twine, fabric and photograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Christo" at the centre right of the image. It is hand numbered from the edition o...
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1980s Christo Art

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Paper, Board, Lithograph

Christo, Corridor Store Front (Monuments) - Signed Collage
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) Corridor Store Front (from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Collage (two-part screenprint on Bristol board, with mounted transparent plastic sheet, with...
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19th Century Conceptual Christo Art

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Plastic, Board, Screen

Christo, Iron Curtain – Wall of Barrels: Signed Print from 1968
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) Iron Curtain – Wall of Barrels, Rue Visconti Paris, June 1962, 1968 Medium: Color offset on cardboard Dimensions: 70 x 54 cm Edition of 100: Han...
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20th Century Contemporary Christo Art

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Offset

Christo - Edifice Public Epaqueté, Project (from Monuments) - Signed Print
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) Edifice Public Epaqueté, Project (Ecole Militaire de Paris, from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Screen print on Bristol board Dimensions: 70 × 54.5 cm...
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20th Century Conceptual Christo Art

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Screen

Galeria Joan Prats - Beach Umbrella Sketch
By Christo
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Galeria Joan Prats. Exhibition poster - created on the occasion of the 1986 exhibition. In great condition
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1980s Christo Art

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Color

Yellow Store Front, Project, 1980
By Christo
Located in Missouri, MO
Yellow Store Front, Project, 1980 By. Christo (Bulgarian, 1935-2020) Signed Lower Right Titled Lower Left Unframed: 32 x 23.5 inches Framed: 32.5 x 24 inches An environmental instal...
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1980s American Modern Christo Art

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Mixed Media

Christo art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Christo art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Christo in offset print, lithograph, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Christo art, so small editions measuring 9 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Romare Bearden, and John Baldessari. Christo art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $134 and tops out at $167,239, while the average work can sell for $1,800.

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Questions About Christo Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Christo's umbrellas were taken down due to safety concerns after fatal accidents occurred at both of the exhibit's locations. The art installation included 3,100 20-foot umbrellas spread across Tejon Ranch in Kern County, California, and rice fields in Ibaraki, Japan. Find a range of Christo art on 1stDibs.
  • 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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