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.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Projet pour l'emballage de l'Ecole Militaire, 1970 23.2 x 18.1 inch Print
$2,052
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91. Ibaraki, Japan site, 1991 25.2 x 38.6 inch Photography
$702
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Barcelona fontain, 2009 22 x 28 inch Print
$9,718
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square, 1971 28 x 22 inch Print
$4,500
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Cubic Feet Empaquetages, 1971 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch Photography
$4,859
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Automobile, 2015 17 x 21 inch Print
$8,500
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Project for a Public Building's Packaging, 1971 21.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch Photography
$5,399
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Snoopy House, 2004 24.1 x 21.6 inch Print
$13,497
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Le Pont Neuf, 2020 9.8 x 7.5 inch Print
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Wall-Wrapped Roman Wall, 1974 25.2 x 37.4 inch Photography
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón. (Project for Barcelona), 1976 28 x 22.2 inch Fine Art Drawings
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Vespa Project 1963-1964, 2009 12.2 x 12.2 inch Print
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Pont neuf, 1976 25.2 x 37.4 inch Photography
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Ponte Sant Angelo, Wrapped – Project for Rome, 2011 25 x 28.3 inch Print
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Wrapped Bottle and Cans, 2004 15 x 13 inch Print
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped road sign, 1988 27.8 x 21.9 inch Print
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Projet pour l'emballage de l'arc de Triomphe, 1970 18.9 x 25.2 inch Print
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped woman, 1996 22 x 28 x 2 inch Print
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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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What is Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Land Art
When was Christo and Jeanne-Claude born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1935