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Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay)
Christo (American, 1935–2020) · 1982
$114,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ £90,234≈ €108,218
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint and aerial photograph, in artist's Plexiglas box, in 2 parts”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Christo 1982" upper right of the upper element · Christo signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- upper 11 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (29.2 x 72.4 cm) lower 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm) overall 34 x 28 1/2 in. (86.4 x 72.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010824)
- Date
- November 20, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 170
- Estimate
- $60,000 – $80,000 (≈ £47,367 – £63,156) (≈ €56,807 – €75,743)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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