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Christo and Jeanne Claude

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Christo and Jeanne Claude


From Wikipedia:

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude’s mother. They then fell in love through creating art work together.

Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile (39 km)-long artwork called Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and The Gates in New York City’s Central Park.

Credit was given to “Christo” only, until 1994, when the outdoor works and large indoor installations were retroactively credited to “Christo and Jeanne-Claude.” They flew in separate planes: in case one crashed, the other could continue their work.

Jeanne-Claude died, aged 74, on November 18, 2009, from complications of a brain aneurysm

In Collection: Distinguished Artist Collection




Works in our Collection by Christo and Jeanne Claude

decorative image of Monument-to-Leonardo-a ,   2016-02-08 08:31:01
WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; A; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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decorative image of Monument-to-Leonardo-b ,   2016-02-08 08:31:02
WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; B; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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Other Artists In Our Collection


decorative image of goya , Francisco Goya 2017-10-25 10:32:14
Francisco Goya

Johannes Vermeer

Katie Carff
decorative image of Freda-1 , Freda Tschumy 2017-10-23 09:29:35
Freda Tschumy
decorative image of tom-nakashima , Tom Nakashima 2017-10-31 12:10:33
Tom Nakashima

Emily Wilson
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