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Christo — Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)
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Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)

A monumental environmental art project envisioning a massive fabric installation draped over the Arkansas River in Colorado. The artwork combines multiple media including pastel, wax crayon, and topographic maps to present the artist's vision for temporarily transforming the landscape.

Medium
pastel, wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, topographic map and photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts

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Contemporary Art Day Auction

October 8, 2021

Estimate: $30,000$40,000

Lot 157

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Christo, Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)

A monumental environmental art project envisioning a massive fabric installation draped over the Arkansas River in Colorado. The artwork combines multiple media including pastel, wax crayon, and topographic maps to present the artist's vision for temporarily transforming the landscape.

Medium
pastel, wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, topographic map and photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Topographic, Installation, Public Art, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Landscape, Environmental Art, Christo

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