Puerta de Alcalá, envuelta/ proyecto para Madrid by Christo
Puerta de Alcalá, envuelta/ proyecto para Madrid by Christo
Puerta de Alcalá, envuelta/ proyecto para Madrid by Christo
Puerta de Alcalá, envuelta/ proyecto para Madrid by Christo
Christo Christo

Puerta de Alcalá, envuelta/ proyecto para Madrid by Christo

  • Year: 1981
  • Technique: Lithograph with collage, signed and numbered
  • Size: 71 x 55 cm | Frame included
  • Edition: 99 + 10 PA + 25 HC + 10 HC
  • Starting price: €10,000 : Market price: €10,000

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Information about the work

Puerta de Alcalá, Wrapped/Project for Madrid by Christo Javacheff is a conceptual lithograph illustrating a proposed installation in which the iconic Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid is wrapped in fabric. Part of a limited-edition series, this work showcases Christo's characteristic approach of transforming well-known monuments through temporary wrappings. The lithograph features a detailed sketch of the fabric-covered monument, with annotations and drawings that highlight architectural elements and perspectives. Below the main image, a map and a photograph of the site provide context regarding the location. Christo's work explores the transitory nature of art, inviting viewers to rethink their perception of public spaces and monuments.

Publisher and printer: Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1981.

Photography: Wolfgang Volz.

Catalogue raisonné: Schellmann, Jörg, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects 1963–2020. Catalogue Raisonné, Hatje Cantz, Berlin, 2021, no. 107, p. 127.

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Biography Christo

Biography Christo

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, was a Bulgarian artist born in Gabrovo in 1935 and died in New York in 2020. He is known for his large-scale environmental installations and site-specific projects, made in public spaces, landscapes, and landmark... Read more

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, was a Bulgarian artist born in Gabrovo in 1935 and died in New York in 2020. He is known for his large-scale environmental installations and site-specific projects, made in public spaces, landscapes, and landmark buildings. From the late 1950s onward, he worked with Jeanne-Claude, his artistic and life partner, with whom he developed some of the most important projects in contemporary art.

His works temporarily transformed well-known places through fabrics, structures, and paths that changed the way people perceived space. Projects such as "Surrounded Islandsin" Biscayne Bay, Miami; "Wrapped Reichstag" in Berlin; and "The Gates" in New York’s Central Park show his interest in monumental scale, public experience, and the relationship between art, architecture, and landscape.

His works are part of collections such as MoMA, Tate, Centre Pompidou, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude received awards such as the Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture in 1995, the Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center in 2004, and the Vilcek Prize in 2006.

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Auction sales 36 months
+4.6 million euros
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