Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (70s - contemporary) Christo - Biography
Red Store Front, Project. 1977.
Silkscreen and collage of brown packing paper.
Signed and numbered, titled in the printing block. From an edition of 110 copies. On thin cardboard. 71 x 55.5 cm (27.9 x 21.8 in), the full sheet.
Printed by Hans-Peter Haas, Stuttgart. Published by Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart, and Edition Schellmann & Klüser, Munich. [AW].
• The “Red Store Front” project is an early and important work in the artist's oeuvre.
• Draft for his solo exhibition at Galleria del Leone in Venice.
• Christo's “Store Fronts” are paradoxes – an architectural exterior is presented in an interior and contrasted by mysteriously curtained windows.
• The projects of Christo and Jeanne-Claude expanded the concept of art and repeatedly created breathtaking works of lasting impact.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
LITERATURE: Jörg Schellmann, Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Prints and Objects, Berlin 2021, no. 93 (illu.).
In good condition with vibrant colors. Some minimal handling creases and slight browning in the outer edges.
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