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Christo & Jean Claude

Christo & Jean Claude (1935 - 2020/2009) was active/lived in New York / Bulgaria.  Christo Jean Claude is known for Installations-wrappings, collage, environmental art.

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Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by William Grimes, November 19, 2009:

"Jeanne-Claude, Christo's Collaborator on Environmental Canvas, Is Dead at 74"

Jeanne-Claude, who collaborated with her husband, Christo, on dozens of environmental art projects, notably the wrapping of the Pont Neuf in Paris and the Reichstag in Berlin and the installation of 7,503 vinyl gates with saffron-colored nylon panels in Central Park, died Wednesday in Manhattan, where she lived. She was 74.

A statement on the couple's Web site, christojeanneclaude.net, said the cause was complications of a brain aneurysm.

Jeanne-Claude met her husband, Christo Javacheff, in Paris in 1958.  At the time, Christo, a Bulgarian refugee, was already making art of wrapped packages, furniture and oil drums. Three years later, they made their first work together, a temporary installation on the docks in Cologne, Germany, that consisted of oil drums and rolls of industr   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 23456 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 2056 auction lots for Christo & Jean Claude (of which 1597 auction records sold and 3 are upcoming at auction.)

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.  askART lists Christo & Jean Claude in 2 of its research Essays. Christo & Jean Claude has 33 artist signature examples available in our database.

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The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) , 1991

Christo & Jean Claude

Lot 19
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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA , 1991

Christo & Jean Claude

Lot 20
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The Gates, Project for Central Park, NY (2 parts) , 2002

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Lot 262
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The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City) , 2003

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Lot 14
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Package (Empaquetage) , 1961

Christo & Jean Claude

Lot 5
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Wrapped object , 1961

Christo & Jean Claude

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