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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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Print, Wrapped Snoopy House Collage, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Wrapped Snoopy House Collage

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 24.1 x 21.6 inch

$17,956

Photography, Cubic Feet Empaquetages, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Cubic Feet Empaquetages

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$5,082

Print, Christo (1935-2020)  Project for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1970. Signé, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo (1935-2020)  Project for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1970. Signé

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 18.9 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Print, Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 28 x 22 inch

$4,500

Print, Wrapped Fontain and Wrapped Tower, Spoleto, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Wrapped Fontain and Wrapped Tower, Spoleto

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 32.5 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91. Ibaraki, Japan site, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91. Ibaraki, Japan site

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Photography - 25.2 x 38.6 inch

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Print, Projet pour l'emballage de l'Ecole Militaire, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Projet pour l'emballage de l'Ecole Militaire

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 23.2 x 18.1 inch

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Photography, Project for a Public Building's Packaging, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Project for a Public Building's Packaging

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Photography - 21.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

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Print, The Pont-Neuf Wrapped (Project for Paris), 1976, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

The Pont-Neuf Wrapped (Project for Paris), 1976

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón. (Project for Barcelona), Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón. (Project for Barcelona)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.2 inch

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Print, Projet pour l'emballage de l'arc de Triomphe, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Projet pour l'emballage de l'arc de Triomphe

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 18.9 x 25.2 inch

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Print, Wrapped Opera House - Project for Sydney, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Wrapped Opera House - Project for Sydney

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Print - 34 x 24.25 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, The Wall-Wrapped Roman Wall, Christo and Jeanne-Claude

The Wall-Wrapped Roman Wall

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Photography - 25.2 x 37.4 inch

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Who is the artist?

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.

What is Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Land Art, Site-Specific Art

When was Christo and Jeanne-Claude born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1935