Christo

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

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Description

Christo
Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colon (Project for Barcelona)
i. inscribed A on the reverse
ii. signed and dated 76; inscribed B on the reverse
i. charcoal, pastel, 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. 96 1/2 by 15 1/2 in. 245.1 by 39.4 cm.
ii. 96 1/2 by 42 1/2 in. 245.1 by 108 cm.

Provenance

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York
Graham Gund (acquired from the above in March 1977)
The Gund Art Foundation

Exhibited

Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art; Austin, Laguna Gloria Museum; Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Christo's Urban Projects, May 1979 - November 1981
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, A Private Vision: Contemporary Art from the Graham Gund Collection, February - April 1982
Boston Athenaeum, Contemporary American Realism: Drawings, August - September 1982
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1982 - 2001 (Extended Loan)