Offset-print in colors on light cardboard
Germany, Berlin, 1995
Christo (born 1935) – Bulgarian artist
Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) – Moroccan-French artist
Signed lower right with blue crayon ‘Christo’
Publisher: Nouvelle Images éditeurs
Overall dimensions, framed: 70.5 x 100.5 cm
Good condition
Provenience: German private collection
Christo and Jeanne-Claude are famous for their spectacular environments. For their wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin they used 100,000 square meters fabric, 15,600 m cord and 200 tons of steel

This offset-print in colors displays a sketch by Christo of the ‘Wrapped Reichstag’ with the Brandenburg Gate to the right. Above the sketch a site plan shows the inscription ‘Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin) Platz der Republik, Reichstag Platz, Scheidemannstr, Paul Löbe Str, Ebertstr, Spree, Clara Zetkin Str. Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, Unter den Linden’.

The print is signed lower right in blue crayon ‘Christo’. Verso a certificate by the editor “Nouvelle Images” confirms the authenticity of the signature. The print is in very good condition, the frame shows slight signs of wear. The sheet measures 70 x 100 cm and the framed dimensions are 70.5 x 100.5 cm.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo (Christo Wladimirow Jawaschew) was born in Gabrowo, Bulgaria in 1935. He was married to Jeanne-Claude (born in Casablanca, 1935). The artist couple created works of art until Jeanne-Claude’s death in 2009. Christo’s art developed from the French Nouveau réalisme movement and Assemblage techniques. The couple gained international renown by their ‘veiling’ of buildings - notably the Reichstag in Berlin, 1995.

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