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Christo — "15 Miles Packed Coast" - Project for the West Coast I
Christo

"15 Miles Packed Coast" - Project for the West Coast I

1968

Christo's '15 Miles Packed Coast' Project for the West Coast I (1968) combines graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, plastic, string, staples, and paper collage to visualize an ambitious environmental artwork. The mixed-media drawing serves as a conceptual proposal for wrapping and transforming a vast coastal landscape. The work demonstrates Christo's visionary approach to large-scale, site-specific environmental art.

Medium
graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, plastic, string, staples and paper collage on paperboard

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Contemporary Day Auction

November 17, 2022

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 666

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Christo, "15 Miles Packed Coast" - Project for the West Coast I, 1968

Christo's '15 Miles Packed Coast' Project for the West Coast I (1968) combines graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, plastic, string, staples, and paper collage to visualize an ambitious environmental artwork. The mixed-media drawing serves as a conceptual proposal for wrapping and transforming a vast coastal landscape. The work demonstrates Christo's visionary approach to large-scale, site-specific environmental art.

Medium
graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, plastic, string, staples and paper collage on paperboard
Year
1968
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Project Drawing, Graphite, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Landscape, Collage, Environmental Art, 1960s, Contemporary, Bulgarian

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