Lot 293 
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Christo
Wrapped Bridge (Pont Alexandre III), 1973.
Collage
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 34,800 - 46,400
Christo
1935 - 2020
Wrapped Bridge (Pont Alexandre III). 1973.
Collage.
Signed and dated in the center left, titled and inscribed along the center of the image: “Wrapped Bridge (Project for ‘Le Pont Alexandre III - Des Invalides 1900 in Paris’) using woven nylon polyamide and Dacron rope.”. 56 x 71 cm (22 x 27.9 in).
[AR].
• Draft for the planned yet never realized covering of the Pont Alexandre III, Paris.
• Just two years later, they successfully covered another historic bridge, the Pont Neuf in Paris.
• From the early days of the progressive artist couple's first major projects.
• During their lifetime, they financed their artistic independence with collages and drawings, which today are lasting testimonies to their influential work.
• Major anniversary year 2025: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 90th birthday (both June 13, 1935) and anniversaries of three celebrated projects, “The Gates,” New York City (20th anniversary), “Wrapped Reichstag,” Berlin (30th anniversary), “The Pont Neuf Wrapped,” Paris (40th anniversary).
PROVENANCE: Annely Juda Fine Art, London (with a label on the reverse side of the frame).
Private collection, southern Germany.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 17.17 h +/- 20 min.
1935 - 2020
Wrapped Bridge (Pont Alexandre III). 1973.
Collage.
Signed and dated in the center left, titled and inscribed along the center of the image: “Wrapped Bridge (Project for ‘Le Pont Alexandre III - Des Invalides 1900 in Paris’) using woven nylon polyamide and Dacron rope.”. 56 x 71 cm (22 x 27.9 in).
[AR].
• Draft for the planned yet never realized covering of the Pont Alexandre III, Paris.
• Just two years later, they successfully covered another historic bridge, the Pont Neuf in Paris.
• From the early days of the progressive artist couple's first major projects.
• During their lifetime, they financed their artistic independence with collages and drawings, which today are lasting testimonies to their influential work.
• Major anniversary year 2025: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 90th birthday (both June 13, 1935) and anniversaries of three celebrated projects, “The Gates,” New York City (20th anniversary), “Wrapped Reichstag,” Berlin (30th anniversary), “The Pont Neuf Wrapped,” Paris (40th anniversary).
PROVENANCE: Annely Juda Fine Art, London (with a label on the reverse side of the frame).
Private collection, southern Germany.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 17.17 h +/- 20 min.
293
Christo
Wrapped Bridge (Pont Alexandre III), 1973.
Collage
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 34,800 - 46,400
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Christo "Wrapped Bridge (Pont Alexandre III)"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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