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Property of a Gentleman
Christo (B. 1935)
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
Details
Christo (B. 1935)
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
smaller element: signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Christo 1993 WRAPPED REICHSTAG (Project for Berlin) PLATZ DER REPUBLIC, REICHSTAGPLATZ, BRANDENBURGER TOR, UNTERDEN LINDEN' (lower edge); inscribed again and dated again '© Christo 1993' (on the reverse)
larger element: inscribed and dated '© Christo 1993' (on the reverse)
box construction—graphite, crayon, charcoal, pastel, masking tape, photograph, thread, printed paper collage and fabric on paper mounted on panel, in two parts
smaller element: 12 ¼ x 30 ¾ in. (31.1 x 78.1 cm.)
larger element: 26 5/8 x 30 ¾ in. (67.6 x 78.1 cm.)
Executed in 1993.
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
smaller element: signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Christo 1993 WRAPPED REICHSTAG (Project for Berlin) PLATZ DER REPUBLIC, REICHSTAGPLATZ, BRANDENBURGER TOR, UNTERDEN LINDEN' (lower edge); inscribed again and dated again '© Christo 1993' (on the reverse)
larger element: inscribed and dated '© Christo 1993' (on the reverse)
box construction—graphite, crayon, charcoal, pastel, masking tape, photograph, thread, printed paper collage and fabric on paper mounted on panel, in two parts
smaller element: 12 ¼ x 30 ¾ in. (31.1 x 78.1 cm.)
larger element: 26 5/8 x 30 ¾ in. (67.6 x 78.1 cm.)
Executed in 1993.
Provenance
Private collection, acquired directly from the artist
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 June 2002, lot 180
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 June 2002, lot 180
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner