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Bulgaria
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1935
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2009
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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff was born in Bulgaria and studied fine arts in Sofia and Vienna before moving to Paris in 1958. There he met Jeanne-Claude, who became his muse and partner in exotic art. They married in 1962, moved to New York in 1964 and began making the ever-larger "environmental" artworks for which Christo became famous: wrapped fountains, bridges, buildings, and other public spaces.
Working with his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon), he created some of the most spectacular large-scale artworks of the 20th century. They wrapped in fabric the Reichstag building in Berlin (1995) and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris (1985), built a 25-mile fabric fence across Northern California (1975), and strung a huge orange curtain across a Colorado Valley (1972).
Their career (to date) culminated with "The Gates," which placed 7500 vinyl gates, with free-flowing orange nylon fabric panels, across 23 miles of Central Park walkways for 16 days in 2005.
Jeanne-Claude passed away on November 18, 2009 in New York.
Christo passed on May 31, 2020 in New York.
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Photography . 64 x 98 cm Photography . 25.2 x 38.6 inch
£576
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Photography . 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
£3,985
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Photography . 99 x 77 x 2 cm Photography . 39 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch
£6,111
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Print . 71.1 x 55.9 cm Print . 28 x 22 inch
£3,540
Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
£1,754
Print . 48 x 68 x 2 cm Print . 18.9 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch
£4,428
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Fine Art Drawings . 71 x 56.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 22.2 inch
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Print . 71.12 x 55.88 cm Print . 28 x 22 inch
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Print . 59 x 46 cm Print . 23.2 x 18.1 inch
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Photography . 54 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography . 21.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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Print . 86.4 x 61.6 x 0.5 cm Print . 34 x 24.25 x 0.2 inch
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Exhibitions dedicated to Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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