Live Auction 5539Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Christo (b. 1935)
Lot 277

Christo (b. 1935)

The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA)

Closed28 June 2012

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GBP 61,250

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Christo (b. 1935)
The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA)
signed, titled and dated 'Christo 1987 The Umbrellas (project for Japan and Western USA) (along the lower edge of the upper panel)
(i) wax crayon, pastel and graphite on topographic map on card
(ii) wax crayon, fabric, pastel and graphite on card
(i) 12¼ x 30 2/3in. (31 x 77.8cm.)
(ii) 26½ x 30 2/3in. (67 x 77.8cm.)
Executed in 1987

Galerie Johanna Vermeer, Paris.
Wiegersma Fine Art Artemis S.A., Paris.
Private Collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.