Christo (born 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, died in 2020) and Jeanne-Claude (born 1935 in Casablanca, Morocco, died in 2009) lived and worked in New York.
Wrapped Chair (Project) 1963/2019 From THONET 200 Project Digital pigment print and silkscreen on Hahnemühle 300g Photo Rag Ultra Smooth Paper, 26.5 × 18 cm (10 x 7 in.). Edition of 33, signed and numbered.
Having temporarily lived in Vienna in 1957, Christo had become familiar with Thonet furniture that was ubiquitous in the city at the time. In the 1960s and in accordance with the spirit of Nouveau Réalisme in Paris he was intrigued by everyday objects and has wrapped numerous types of furniture.
Wrapped Floors 1983 Lithograph on Arches Cover White mounted on museum board, with collage of hand painted cloth and brown wrapping paper, staples, 57 x 72 cm (22½ x 28½ in.). Edition: 100 + XXV + 20 A.P., signed, numbered.
The print refers to the exhibition Wrapped Floors, Wrapped Walk Ways, 1971 at Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany.
Wrapped Walk Ways 1983 Lithograph on Arches Cover White mounted on museum board, with collage of white cloth, 71 x 112 cm (28 x 44 in.) Edition of 100 + XXV + 20 A.P., signed and numbered.
A proposal Christo made 1976 for St. Stephens Green Park in Dublin, Ireland, but it was never accomplished as permission was denied.
Package on Carozza 1984 Lithograph on Arches Cover White mounted on museum board, with collage of fabric and twine, 56.5 x 71 cm (22¼ x 28 in.). Edition of 100 + XX + 20 A.P., signed and numbered.
Wrapped Automobile (Volvo) 1984 Lithograph on Arches Cover White mounted on museum board, with collage of fabric and twine, 56.5 x 71 cm (22¼ x 28 in.). Edition of 100 + XX + 20 A.P., signed and numbered.
Five Urban Projects 1985 Portfolio with five collage prints: 1 Wrapped Trees, Project for the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris 2 Mein Kölner Dom, Wrapped, Project for Cologne 3 Lower Manhattan Wrapped Building, Project for New York 4 Curtains for La Rotonda, Project for Milan 5 Ponte S. Angelo, Wrapped, Project for Rome.
Photographs mounted on Arches 270g rag paper, with collotype, silkscreen and collage of fabric, polyethylene, twine and masking tape; pencil and felt marker additions. Prints 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Edition: 100 + 20 A.P. + XX A.P. + 5 P.P., ea. signed and numbered.
Surrounded Islands 1980 - 83, 2009 From the portfolio Forty Are Better Than One 7-part leporello, digital pigment print (Ditone) on 260 g Hahnemühle Baryta paper, 32 x 175 cm (12½ x 69 in). Edition: 75, signed and numbered.
Wrapped Volkswagen... 2013 [Wrapped Volkswagen, Project for 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon] Screenprint with collage of fabric, polyethylene and twine, with felt pen and pencil additions, and photos with masking tape, 56 x 71 cm (22 x 28 in.), edition of 160 + XC + 50 AP + 15 HC + 8 PP, signed and numbered.
Wrapped Roman Sculptures 1991 Collotype, silkscreen, fabric, polyethylene, twine, pencil additions, 100 x 70 cm (39½ x 28½ in.), signed and numbered. Edition of 111.
Running Fence... 1998 From the portfolio Sequences [Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California 1972-76] a: Grano lithograph with collage, printed in eight colors on Fabriano rag paper; b, c: Two heliogravures, printed in four colors on Rives BFK rag paper. Each print 40 x 50 cm (15¾ x 19¾"), each signed and numbered. Edition of 60 + X (Roman numbered).
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, American artists, both born June 13, 1935. Bulgarian-born Christo and French-born Jeanne-Claude (until her death in 2009) both live in New York. »We live these projects during several months or years; they are a part of our life. For us they are like a discovery trip to New Guinea or Africa.« Christo and Jeanne-Claude´s projects challenge our everyday perception with temporary, unrepeatable works of art. Thus, the artists are "producers of memories". The preparatory drawing and collages are created by Christo before the completion of the project.
Wrapped Bottle... 2001/07 [Wrapped Bottle, Project for Kirchberg Spätlese] Collaged paper with digital pigment print and handmade crayon additions, 32 x 26 cm (12½ x 10½"). Edition of 120, signed and numbered.
Wrapped Vespa 2009 Paper collage and digital pigment print on rag paper, with hand-made crayon additions, 31 x 31 cm (12¼ x 12¼ in.), edition of 200 (+ 30 H.C.), signed and numbered.
Wrapped Monument to Leonardo 1971 Project for Piazza della Scala, Milan CR 40, Collotype, b/w, with collage of fabric, red thread, and stapels, 74.5 x 55.5 cm (29½ x 22 in.), edition of 99, signed and numbered, framed. Plus CR 42, collotype, signed, ed. of 999 (not framed).
Wrapped Statues... 2000 [Wrapped Statues, Sleeping Fawn, Project for the Glyptothek, Munich] Collotype, silkscreen, polyethylene, twine and crayon on chipboard, 81 x 57.8 cm (32 x 23 in.), signed and numbered. Edition of 100 + XXV.
Ponte S. Angelo,... 2011 [Ponte S. Angelo, Wrapped, Project for Rome] Screenprint with collage of fabric and twine, with felt pen and pencil additions,and semi- transparent polyester-foil with masking tape. 63.5 x 72 cm (25 x 28½ in), edition of 160 + XC + 15 H.C., signed and numbered.
5600 m³ Package, Project for Documenta 4, Kassel 1986 From the portfolio For Joseph Beuys Collotype and silkscreen with collage (photos, tape, polyurethane and twine), on rag paper, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23¾"), edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
From the portfolio Forty Are Better Than One
