Live Auction 22619Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
CHRISTO (1935-2020)
Lot 465

CHRISTO (1935-2020)

The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris)

Closed9 March 2024

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GBP 123,480

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CHRISTO (1935-2020)
The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris)
(i) signed and dated 'Christo 1979' (lower left); titled and inscribed 'THE PONT NEUF, WRAPPED (PROJECT FOR Paris)' (upper left)
(i) printed paper collage and graphite on card, in acrylic box
(ii) graphite, charcoal, pastel, coloured pencil, string and fabric collage on card, in acrylic box
(i) 28 ¼ x 11 ¼in. (71.6 x 28.5cm.)
(ii) 28 ¼ x 22 ¼in. (71.6 x 56.5cm.)
overall: 28 ¼ x 33 5⁄8in. (71.6 x 85.3cm.)
Executed in 1979

Peder Bonnier Gallery, New York.
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1979).
Tornabuoni Arte, Florence.
Private Collection, Tokyo (acquired from the above in 2005).
Private Collection (acquired in 2010s).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.