Christo

American · 1935–2020 · Painter, Printmaker

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific… (Wikipedia)

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Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado)Phillips · Jun 2025£279,400≈ $382,834≈ €327,348Sign up to see
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)Grisebach · Dec 2021€337,500≈ $382,691≈ £287,327Sign up to see
The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris)Phillips · Jun 2025£254,000≈ $348,031≈ €297,589Sign up to see

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Ponte Sant'Angelo, 2011
Lithograph · ed. 80/160
63.5 x 72.4 cm
im Kinsky · Dec 17, 2020 · Lot 1875
€7,500≈ $9,185≈ £6,754HammerSign up free to seeView at im Kinsky ↗
Wrapped Kunsthalle Bern, Projekt, 1972
Screenprint · Board · ed. 66/135
70.5 x 55 x 2 cm
Lempertz · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 543
€5,625≈ $6,811≈ £5,063Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
Wrapped Volkswagen, Project for 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon, 2013
Lithograph · ed. AP
56 x 71 cm
Lempertz · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 544
€11,250≈ $13,623≈ £10,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
Wrapped Woman, Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1968, 1997
Lithograph · ed. HC
56 x 71 cm
Lempertz · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 545
€6,250≈ $7,568≈ £5,625Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
Ponte Sant'Angelo, Wrapped, Project for Rome, 2011
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 82/160
63.5 x 72 cm
Lempertz · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 546
€8,750≈ $10,595≈ £7,875Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Lempertz ↗
Lower Manhattan Wrapped Buildings, Project for 2 Broadway, 20 Exchange Place, 1990
Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
102 x 66 cm
Lempertz · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 547
€10,000≈ $12,109≈ £9,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
Mein Kölner Dom, Wrapped, 1992
Pastel · Board
56 x 71 cm
Lempertz · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 188
€118,750≈ $143,854≈ £108,234Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Lempertz ↗
Ponte Sant’Angelo, Wrapped (Project for Rome), 2011
Screenprint · ed. AP
63,4 × 72 cm
Grisebach · Dec 4, 2020 · Lot 839
€12,500≈ $15,199≈ £11,285Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
Wedding Dress, 1967
Drawing · Paper
23¾ h x 17⅞ w in (60 x 45 cm)
Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 132
$12,500≈ £9,413≈ €10,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin), 1995
Print (other) · Board
36 x 27,5cm
Van Ham · Nov 13, 2020 · Lot 13
€516≈ $610≈ £463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗

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Christo signature

336 catalogued lots by Christo record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (49% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right67
lower left31
upper right15
upper left13
on the reverse8
lower centre2

Form

signed213
signed and dated100
signed in pencil23

Signed lower left, in brown, "Christo" — The Gates, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed at the bottom left, in blue, "Christo" — Reichstag, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed lower right, in red, "Christo" — The Islands, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026

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About Christo

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the Wrapped Reichstag, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Running Fence in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park.

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