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Christo & Jeanne-Claude

1935–2020

187lots offered2013–2026years recorded92%sold (171)$4.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Payphone, 1988, New York City payphone (steel), wrapped in sackcloth and transparent polyethylene with rope and twineWrapped PayphonePhillips · £52,500≈ $66,791≈ €59,285Sign up to see
  2. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Floor and Covered Windows, 1980, graphite, paint, photostat, fabric, Kraft paper and staples on cardboard, in Plexiglas boxWrapped Floor and Covered WindowsPhillips · £44,450≈ $58,083≈ €53,102Sign up to see
  3. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence (project for Sonoma County and Marin County, California), 1974, collage and colored pencil on matte boardRunning Fence (project for Sonoma County and Marin County, California)Wright · $47,500≈ £37,546≈ €41,880Sign up to see

Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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ArtSell has recorded 185 auction results for Christo & Jeanne-Claude between 2013 and 2026, of which 171 sold (92%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $99Sign up free to see to $66.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $66.8kSign up free to see for Wrapped Payphone at Phillips in June 2019. The most common medium is lithographs (98 lots). Most results come from Phillips (113), Rago Auctions (19) and Bonhams (18).

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  1. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Vespa, Project (S. 201), 2009, Digital pigment print in colours with collage and hand-colouring in black crayon, on Rag paper, the full sheet
    Wrapped Vespa, Project (S. 201), 2009
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 99/200
    S. 31 x 31 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 380
    £3,870≈ $5,223≈ €4,497Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Bottle (Project for Kirchberg Spätlese), digital pigment print in colors with collaged paper and crayon additions on PhotoRag
    Wrapped Bottle (Project for Kirchberg Spätlese)
    Photograph · Paper
    12½ h x 10 w in (32 x 25 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 162
    $1,596≈ £1,185≈ €1,383Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  3. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado, 1999, offset lithograph in colors
    Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado, 1999
    Lithograph
    15⅞ h x 20½ w in (40 x 52 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 132
    $640≈ £478≈ €553Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Building, Project for 1 Times Square, New York (S. 128), 1985, Lithograph in colours with collage of fabric, thread, transparent polyethylene and staples, on Guarro paper mounted to cardboard (as issued), the full sheet
    Wrapped Building, Project for 1 Times Square, New York (S. 128), 1985
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 17/100
    S. 71.5 x 56.9 cm (28 1/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    £7,095≈ $9,548≈ €8,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Fountain, Spoleto, Italy, 1968 (from the Federico Garcia Lorca portfolio), 2002, lithograph in colors on Keystone China White 350g
    Wrapped Fountain, Spoleto, Italy, 1968 (from the Federico Garcia Lorca portfolio), 2002
    Lithograph
    21¼ h x 17⅝ w in (54 x 45 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 280
    $960≈ £714≈ €827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Double Show Window (S. 49), 1972, Multiple in two parts, with brown wrapping paper taped to Plexiglas, contained in the original artist's aluminum frames with pink painted interiors
    Double Show Window (S. 49), 1972
    Multiple · Paper · ed. 52/65
    35 3/4 x 24 x 3 in. (90.8 x 61 x 7.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 348
    $4,902≈ £3,631≈ €4,178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, America House Wrapped, Heidelberg, 1969, screenprint with polyethylene collage
    America House Wrapped, Heidelberg, 1969
    Screenprint
    35¼ h x 24½ w in (90 x 62 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 123
    $2,794≈ £2,062≈ €2,365Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Museum of Modern Art Wrapped, from (Some) Not Realized Projects, 1971, Lithograph in colors on wove paper
    The Museum of Modern Art Wrapped, from (Some) Not Realized Projects, 1971
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 94/100
    sheet 28 x 21 7/8in (71.1 x 55.6cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 37
    $640≈ £473≈ €543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas, 1991,, Offset lithograph on paper
    The Umbrellas, 1991,After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    27 x 33 in. (68.7 x 83.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 419
    $205≈ £150≈ €172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, 2005, offset lithograph in colors
    The Gates, 2005
    Lithograph
    18⅞ h x 27⅛ w in (48 x 69 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 144
    $445≈ £329≈ €379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (2)

Lots by Christo & Jeanne-Claude that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Christo & Jeanne-Claude: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Christo & Jeanne-Claude at auction?

$66,791Sign up free to see, for Wrapped Payphone at Phillips (June 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Christo & Jeanne-Claude?

The median sale price is $4.4kSign up free to see across 171 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Christo & Jeanne-Claude have sold at auction?

171 of 185 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Christo & Jeanne-Claude?

Phillips, Rago Auctions and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Bonhams

Christo & Jeanne-Claude signature

141 catalogued lots by Christo & Jeanne-Claude record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (27% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse3
  • in the margin3
  • upper right2
  • upper left1
  • lower left1
  • lower right1

Form

  • signed122
  • signed in pencil14
  • signed and dated5
  • Signed and dated 'Christo 1958-2001.' lower right; further titled 'Wrapped Bottle and cans' upper right — Wrapped Bottle and Cans, Phillips, Dec 12, 2019
  • Signed and dated 'Christo 1975' upper right; further signed, titled and dated 'Christo "Running Fence" 1975' on a gallery label affixed to the reverse — Running Fence, Phillips, Oct 6, 2016
  • Links oben in Blei signiert "Christo" — "The Umbrellas", Auktionshaus Mehlis, Aug 30, 2025

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