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We would like to thank Matthias Koddenberg, Studio Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York, for kindly providing additional information.

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Christo. Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmela, 1963 / Reliefs. Formprobleme zwischen Malerei und Skulptur im 20. Jahrhundert. Muenster, Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte; Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, 1980, cat. no. 157, ill. p. 238.

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29 Christo

Gabrovo 1935 – 2020 New York

Empaquetage. 1963

Fabric, cable and cord on wood. 43 × 35 × 16 cm (16 ⅞ × 13 ¾ × 6 ¼ in.). Signed and dated in white brush on the reverse: Christo 63. [3068]

Provenance

Private Collection, Rhineland/Berlin (acquired in 1963 at Galerie Schmela, Dusseldorf)

EUR 80,000 - 120,000

USD 87,900 - 132,000

Sold for:

101,600 EUR (incl. premium)

Auction 363

Thursday, November 28th 2024, 6:00 PM

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We would like to thank Matthias Koddenberg, Studio Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York, for kindly providing additional information.

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Subject to change - Please refer to our conditions of sale.