Christo (Javacheff Christo)Wrapped Building. Project No 1 for Times Square, Allied Chemical Tower, New York

Christo and Jeanne-Claude 1935-2020. 1935-2009.

Colour lithograph with

multi-layer relief collage of plastic- wrapped card, with threads and staples

etc, retouched by hand with charcoal, crayon and marker-pen. 1991. Signed in in

pencil. Numbered from the edition of 125. Printed at Landfall Press, Chicago

1991. Issued edition of 125. Edition issued by St. Guillaume, Tokyo 1991. With

the inkstamp of Landfall Press on the verso.

Reference: Schellmann - Christo Graphic Works and

Multiples 154.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. Extremely fine fresh

example of one of Christo's group of larger scale 1991 maquettes for the ' New

York Wrapped Building' project.

Very fine fresh example on wove

paper mounted on museum board. Framed in the original period Perspex box frame

and as a result in excellent original condition. Worked to full board size.

Board: 100 cm x 63.5 cm. Framed: 117 x 79 cm. (39 ½ x 25 ins).