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Christo — The Gates (Project for Central Park, N. Y. C.)
Christo

The Gates (Project for Central Park, N. Y. C.)

1997

Christo's 'The Gates (Project for Central Park, N.Y.C.)' (1997) is a large-scale mixed-media study on panel featuring enamel, photograph, map, wax crayon, graphite, and tape. The work documents the artist's ambitious environmental project proposal for New York City.

Medium
enamel, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, map, wax crayon, graphite and tape on paper, mounted on panel, in artist's frame
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 3, 2019

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Christo, The Gates (Project for Central Park, N. Y. C.), 1997

Christo's 'The Gates (Project for Central Park, N.Y.C.)' (1997) is a large-scale mixed-media study on panel featuring enamel, photograph, map, wax crayon, graphite, and tape. The work documents the artist's ambitious environmental project proposal for New York City.

Medium
enamel, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, map, wax crayon, graphite and tape on paper, mounted on panel, in artist's frame
Year
1997
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual, Architectural, Mixed Media, Urban Landscape, Colorful, Proposal, Project, Drawing, Contemporary, Bulgarian

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