Lot 3506 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday, 01. July 2021, 05.00 PM
CHRISTO (VLADIMIROV JAVACHEFF)
(Gabrowo 1935–2020 New York City)
Wrapped Trees, Project for the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland. 1997.
Collage. Pencil, pastel, coloured pencils, fabric and yarn on firm paper on wood.
Signed and dated lower right: Christo 1997 as well as titled lower left: Wrapped Trees / Project for the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland. Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse: © Christo 1997 #2.
66.7 × 77.5 cm.
“I think it takes much greater courage to create things to be gone than to create things that will remain.” Christo
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr. Matthias Koddenberg, the Archive Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York, March 2021. We thank Mr. Koddenberg for his kind support.
Provenance:
- Galerie Beyeler, Basel (verso with the label).
- Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland.
CHF 35 000 / 45 000 | (€ 36 080 / 46 390)
Sold for CHF 64 960 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.