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 Mastaba of Abu Dhabi, Project for the U.A.E., 1979
Lithograph
30¾ h x 23⅛ w in (78 x 59 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 157
$1,512≈ £1,248≈ €1,407Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
The Gates, Project for Central Park, VIII, New York City, 2003
Lithograph
30⅞ h x 24¼ w in (78 x 62 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 323
$1,386≈ £1,144≈ €1,290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1990
Lithograph
31 h x 24⅜ w in (79 x 62 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 325
$1,134≈ £936≈ €1,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Over The River, Project for Colorado, 1992
Lithograph
16½ h x 25½ w in (42 x 65 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 328
$1,008≈ £832≈ €938Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Blue Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA, 1991
Lithograph
15⅛ h x 16⅞ w in (38 x 43 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 330
$1,008≈ £832≈ €938Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Wrapped Trees II, 1998
Lithograph
27⅛ h x 21⅛ w in (69 x 54 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 334
$945≈ £780≈ €879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Wrapped Statues;
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 14/25
Sheet size 35 inches x 27 inches, contained in a glazed frame overall measuring 39.5 inches x 31.25 inches
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 13, 2022 · Lot 162
$1,000≈ £813≈ €948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–750View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
WRAPPED REICHSTAG (Project for Berlin), 1995
Acrylic
28,2 × 36,5 × 4 cm
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2022 · Lot 757
€41,250≈ $43,469≈ £35,416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR DER DEUTSCHE REICHSTAG), 1977
Acrylic
57 × 72 × 4,5 cm
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2022 · Lot 761
€93,750≈ $98,794≈ £80,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Grisebach ↗
The Umbrellas
Screenprint
38½ x 42½cm (15.2 x 16.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 29, 2022 · Lot 168
€380≈ $394≈ £328HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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Christo signature

334 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

signed211
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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