Christo Gabrovo 1935 – 2020 New York

Gabrovo 1935 – 2020 New York
”WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR WEST BERLIN)”. 1973

Collage with fabric, wire, tacking needles, pencil, coloured pencil and opaque white on cardboard, original plexiglass frame. 57,5 × 72 cm. (22 ⅝ × 28 ⅜ in.) Titled, inscribed, signed and dated at the bottom: WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR WEST BERLIN – DER DEUTSCHE REICHSTAG – TIERGARTEN – PLATZ DER REPUBLIK, REICHSTAGSTRASSE auf FRIEDEN ALLEE. Christo 1973. On the reverse of the frame in black felt-tip pen inscribed: © Christo. [3342] Framed

Provenance
Private Collection, Berlin (acquired directly from the artist)
Sold for:
75,000 EUR (incl. premium)
We would like to thank Matthias Koddenberg, Studio Christo and Jeanne-Claude, New York, for kindly providing additional information.