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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The Museum of Modern Art
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 145
$1,500≈ £1,171≈ €1,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Wrapped Building
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 357
$4,688≈ £3,660≈ €4,249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Wrapped Snoopy House
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 358
$2,750≈ £2,147≈ €2,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Konvolut von 3 Offsetplakaten
a) Der letzte - Ein Christo-Projekt für Goslar
100 x 70cm
Van Ham · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 16
€206≈ $229≈ £178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
Monschau Project, 1971
Do-it-yourself-Katalog zum Monschau-Projekt. Mit Kunststoffgewebe und Bindfaden verpackte Kartonschachtel mit Inhalt. · Board
17,5 x 24,5 x 5,5cm
Van Ham · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 17
€2,064≈ $2,292≈ £1,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Van Ham ↗
Wrapped Reichstag,, 1994
Print (other) · Board
62 x 69,5cm
Van Ham · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 18
€452≈ $502≈ £391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
The Gates: Project for Central Park, New York City, XXIII, 2004
Lithograph · Paper
I. 24 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (61.6 x 80 cm) S. 28 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (71.8 x 92.1 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 366
$1,063≈ £829≈ €957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
The Gates, Project for Central Park, VIII, New York City, 2003
Lithograph · Paper
I. 31 x 24 1/4 in. (78.7 x 61.6 cm) S. 39 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (99.7 x 69.9 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 367
$3,250≈ £2,534≈ €2,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
Wrapped Fountain (Project for, 1975
Mixed media · Board
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019 · Lot 70
$31,250≈ £24,035≈ €27,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida) (Part I and II), 1987
Photograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019 · Lot 71
$2,500≈ £1,923≈ €2,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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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