Lot 109
  • 109

Christo

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Christo
  • Packed Hay, Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • signé, titré et daté
  • graphite, toile de jute, ficelle, peinture d'émail, crayon gras, fusain, stylo à bille et agrafes sur papier-carton
  • 55,9 x 71,1 cm; 22 x 28 in.
  • Exécuté en 1968.

Provenance

Herbert B. Palmer and Co., Los Angeles
Annely Juda Fine Art, London
Posner Gallery, Milwaukee
Hirschl & Adler, New York
Galerie des 4 Mouvements, Paris
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 1973.

Condition

This work is under glass. The artist pinholes are visible at the angles. There is a media mark perpendicular to the upper edge (visible in the catalogue illustration). This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed, titled and dated; graphite, burlap, string, enamel paint, wax crayons, charcoal, ball-point pen, staple on cardboard-paper. Executed in 1968.

Fig. 1 Christo, Wrapped Hay, 1968, 2,4 x 3,6 x 6m, Installation à l'ICA, Philadelphie, © Christo, 1968