Lot 195
  • 195

Christo

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Christo
  • Running Fence (Project for Sonoma and Marin Counties, CA)
  • i. inscribed XIX A on the reverse
    ii. signed and dated 76; inscribed XIX B on the reverse
  • i. charcoal, tape and paper collage on paper mounted to masonite in Plexiglas box
    ii. charcoal and pastel on paper mounted to masonite in Plexiglas box
  • i. 15 1/2 by 96 1/2 in. 39.4 by 245.1 cm.
  • ii. 42 1/2 by 96 1/2 in. 108 by 245.1 cm.

Provenance

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in July 1976

Exhibited

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Christo's Running Fence: Documents of Work in Progress, July - September 1976
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, A Private Vision: Contemporary Art from the Graham Gund Collection, February - April 1982
Boston Athenaeum, Christo: Works on Paper, September - October 1984

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The larger panel exhibits extremely minimal evidence of light wear to the sheet. The collaged elements on the smaller panel are securely adhered. There are scattered spots of foxing observable under close inspection on the smaller panel. Each panel framed in a Plexiglas box.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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