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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Record prices
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado)Phillips · £279,400≈ $382,834≈ €327,348Sign up to see
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)Grisebach · €337,500≈ $382,691≈ £287,327Sign up to see
The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris)Phillips · £254,000≈ $348,031≈ €297,589Sign up to see
Christo’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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- €3,570≈ $4,797≈ £2,425Sign up free to see
- Wrapped Couch-Project, 1973$78,000≈ £39,524≈ €57,975Sign up free to see
- €1,904≈ $2,522≈ £1,281Sign up free to see
- €2,142≈ $2,837≈ £1,441Sign up free to see
- €2,380≈ $3,050≈ £1,635Sign up free to see
- €1,785≈ $2,088≈ £1,209Sign up free to see
- €5,474≈ $6,694≈ £3,670Sign up free to see
- €2,380≈ $2,911≈ £1,596Sign up free to see
- €5,236≈ $6,964≈ £3,613Sign up free to see
- €833≈ $1,108≈ £575Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (71)
Lots by Christo that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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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
Form
Signed lower left, in brown, "Christo"
— The Gates, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed at the bottom left, in blue, "Christo"
— Reichstag, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in red, "Christo"
— The Islands, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
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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