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Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
Christo (American, 1935–2020) · 1983
$157,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £116,857≈ €138,828
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “pencil, charcoal, wax crayon, enamel paint, pastel, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, fabric and thread collage on card, in 2 parts”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled, inscribed and dated "Christo 1983 WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR BERLIN) PLATZ DER REPUBIK, REICHSTAG PLATZ, BRANDENBURGER TOR" lower edge of up · Christo signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- upper 11 x 28 in. (27.9 x 71.1 cm) lower 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm) overall 33 x 28 in. (83.8 x 71.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session (NY010821)
- Date
- November 18, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 171
- Estimate
- $70,000 – $100,000 (≈ £51,936 – £74,195) (≈ €61,701 – €88,145)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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