Sale: 605 / Day Sale, June 13. 2026 in Munich → Lot 126000455
126000455
Christo
Wrapped Roman Sculptures (Project for Die Glyptothek-München), 1990.
Collage, in orig. plexiglass frame
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,400 - 35,100
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
126000455
Christo
Wrapped Roman Sculptures (Project for Die Glyptothek-München), 1990.
Collage, in orig. plexiglass frame
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,400 - 35,100
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Christo
1935 - 2020
Wrapped Roman Sculptures (Project for Die Glyptothek-München). 1990.
Collage, in orig. plexiglass frame.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner, with the title to the left of the signature. Signed and dated again on the reverse of the frame, along with the artist’s copyright sign. Including the frame: 101 x 71 cm (39.7 x 27.9 in).
A print edition of the same name was published by Edition Schellmann, Munich/New York, in 1991. The work from 1990 offered here is a unique piece in this form and served as the model for the 1991 edition. [AR].
• Fascinating collage: visualization of the wrapping concept in a characteristic hand drawing with photomontage.
• Design for a planned project at the Glyptothek in Munich.
• Collages by Christo and Jeanne-Claude are sought-after collector’s items—they document the conceptual development of their iconic actions.
• 1990 – created during a pivotal phase of their career, as they set new global standards with their large-scale projects.
PROVENANCE: Edition Schellmann, Munich.
Private collection, Southern Germany.
LITERATURE: On the Schellmann edition of the same name, cf. Jörg Schellmann, Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Prints and Objects, Catalogue Raisonné 1963–2013, third edition, Munich 2013, CR no. 158, pp. 186f.
1935 - 2020
Wrapped Roman Sculptures (Project for Die Glyptothek-München). 1990.
Collage, in orig. plexiglass frame.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner, with the title to the left of the signature. Signed and dated again on the reverse of the frame, along with the artist’s copyright sign. Including the frame: 101 x 71 cm (39.7 x 27.9 in).
A print edition of the same name was published by Edition Schellmann, Munich/New York, in 1991. The work from 1990 offered here is a unique piece in this form and served as the model for the 1991 edition. [AR].
• Fascinating collage: visualization of the wrapping concept in a characteristic hand drawing with photomontage.
• Design for a planned project at the Glyptothek in Munich.
• Collages by Christo and Jeanne-Claude are sought-after collector’s items—they document the conceptual development of their iconic actions.
• 1990 – created during a pivotal phase of their career, as they set new global standards with their large-scale projects.
PROVENANCE: Edition Schellmann, Munich.
Private collection, Southern Germany.
LITERATURE: On the Schellmann edition of the same name, cf. Jörg Schellmann, Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Prints and Objects, Catalogue Raisonné 1963–2013, third edition, Munich 2013, CR no. 158, pp. 186f.
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