Offset in colors on satin paper
Germany, 2001
Christo (b. 1935) - Bulgarian-American landscape artist
Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) - Moroccan-French artist
Complimentary signature ‘Christo’ in brown lower left
Poster of the exhibition ‘Early Works 1958-69’ held at Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin with the representation of a photograph of the work ‘Package’ from 1961
Edited by Kunstverlag Schumacher - Edition Fils, Düsseldorf
Sheet dimensions: 84 x 59 cm
Good condition
Together with Jeanne-Claude Christo became famous for their spectacular environments; the highest hammer price for a print by Christo & Jeanne-Claude is set above 14,000 euro

This poster was printed for the exhibition ‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Early Works 1958-69’ that was on view from September 9 to December 30 2001 at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. The image, printed as offset in colors, shows a photograph for the work ‘Package’ from 1961 that is nowadays presented in the National Gallery in Washington D.C. The print is provided with a complimentary signature lower left.



The poster bears a complimentary signature in brown and is in good condition with slight handling traces and light crease mark in the left center. The full sheet image measures 84 x 59 cm.



Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo (born 1935) grew up as the son of an industrial family in Bulgaria. Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) is the daughter of a French military family and she was educated in France and Switzerland. Jeanne-Claude died on 18.11.2009 in New York City. Christo studied from 1953 to 1956 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. In 1957, he studied for one semester at the Academy of Arts in Vienna. Since 1958, he lived in Paris where he and Jeanne-Claude met. From very early on in his artstic activity, Christo began wrapping objects. He followed the idea that the act of wrapping makes visible the banality and the excess of most objects that exist in our world. Jeanne-Claude always supported him in the realisation by negotiating with mayors, interest groups, environmental activists and residents to receive approval for the projects. (cru)

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