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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

Bulgarian, Moroccan, American, 1935-2020

Motivated solely by a mission to spread joy and celebrate beauty through their work, Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2020; 1935–2009) created riveting large-scale public art installations that pushed ephemeral art to an entirely unprecedented new level. While the pair created prints, photography and a range of other types of art, they’re best known for their installations — working with a combination of textiles and industrial materials, Christo and Jeanne-Claude created colossal site-specific sculptures and other projects that frequently included wrapping monuments, walkways and even coastlines in reams of fabric in order to draw attention and encourage viewers to experience familiar objects and places in entirely new ways. 

Christo and Jeanne-Claude frequently incorporated nature’s forces into their works, creating billowing fence lines, enormous inflatable free-standing structures and colorful floating walkways. Partners in life and art, the pair designed installations that often took years or even decades to realize and lasted for only days or weeks. Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s preparatory works and detailed drawings and collages are today a testament to their intricate ephemeral masterpieces and legacy.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s stories, incredibly, began on the exact same day — on June 13, 1935, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and on the very same day in Casablanca, Morocco, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon was born. While Jeanne-Claude received a broad education and a baccalauréat in Latin and philosophy, growing up in France, Switzerland, Morocco and Tunisia, Christo studied art from the age of six years old. He went on to study painting, drawing, architecture and sculpture at the National Academy of Art in Sofia before leaving Bulgaria to escape the Hungarian Revolution. 

Christo spent time in Prague before a brief stint at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, moving on then to Geneva and ultimately France. He made money by painting portraits for wealthy families. After being hired by Jeanne-Claude’s mother to paint three portraits of her, Christo met his future wife and collaborator. The pair created their first environmental installation, Dockside Packages and Stacked Oil Barrels, in 1961. 

Together, Christo and Jeanne-Claude pursued increasingly ambitious projects, proposing to wrap everything from trees in Wrapped Trees, Foundation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98 to important public buildings including the Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95. They also created free-standing abstract sculptures such as the 5,600 Cubicmeter Package, billowing curtains such as Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970–72, and proposed installations in locations as far-flung as Dubai and Japan. These projects and others have been linked to the Pop art-adjacent nouveau réalisme movement.

Classically trained in drawing, Christo created preparatory sketches and collages for the projects, selling his artwork to independently fund the monumental temporary installations the pair erected. Meanwhile, Jeanne-Claude advocated for the pair’s artwork, speaking at public forums, sending proposals to municipal governments, and using her unique combination of compelling charm and stoic stubbornness to get their projects approved. 

Devoted to their ideals of spreading joy and beauty, the pair accepted no commissions or commercial collaborations — all their installations were funded purely by the sale of their preparatory art. The last of their realized urban works, that 2005 project invited New Yorkers to go for a glorious walk through 7,503 saffron-fabric-draped portals along the pathways of Central Park. More than 4 million people did.

Christo’s wrapped sculptures, which he began making early in his career, as well as his preparatory works, are held in the permanent collections of museums and other institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Centre Pompidou. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009, and Christo continued to realize the pair’s planned projects until his own passing in 2020. 

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Creator: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
CHRISTO 42390 Cubic feet Empaquetage Minneapolis - Monuments 1968
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Krefeld, DE
Christo, 42,390 Cubic feet Empaquetage, Minneapolis, Monuments, 1968 Christo (Christo Javatscheff, 1933-2020) Offset on cardboard. 54 x 70cm. Titled lower left in print. Signed and n...
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1960s Modern Vintage Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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CHRISTO 42390 Cubic feet Empaquetage, Minneapolis 1968
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Krefeld, DE
Christo* 42,390 Cubic feet Empaquetage, Minneapolis, 1968. Christo (Christo Javatscheff, 1933-2020) 42,390 Cubic feet Empaquetage, Minneapolis, 1968. Offset on cardboard. 54 x 70cm....
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1960s Vintage Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo Javacheff Print of L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped Project Signed 2019
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Sofia, BG
Print of L'Arc de Triomphe wrapped project signed by the artist Christo Javacheff . Sheet: 45 x 35 cm USA 2019.
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2010s American Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo Javacheff Print of L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped Project Signed 2020
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Sofia, BG
Print of L'Arc de Triomphe wrapped project signed by the artist Christo Javacheff . Sheet: 62 x 71 cm USA 2019.
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2010s American Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Wolfgang Volz, the Umbrellas, Project Christo & Jeanne Claude, Limited Edition
By Wolfgang Volz, Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Essen, NW
Wolfgang Volz The Umbrellas (Project Christo & Jeanne Claude + for Japan and USA) (1984-1991) Wolfgang Volz is a German photographer. He is best known for his collaboration with...
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1990s Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo & Jean-Claude, Wrapped Coast Project, 1977, Small edition of 100, Framed
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Wrapped coast project, little bay, Australia, 1968-1969 (Schellmann 87A) Offset print on Offsetpaper Edition: 100 Signed and numbered (12/100) by the artist in lower right corner. Or...
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1970s Israeli Modern Vintage Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Gates-Project for Central Park, Lithography by Christo , New York, 2004
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary lithography in colors from the Project for Central Park, New York City, created in 2004 by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The print is framed in a white wooden frame with a ...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Christo / The Pont Neuf Wrapped / Project For Paris, 1984 Lithograph
By Nouvelles Images, Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
Christo / The Pont Neuf Wrapped / Project for Paris, 1984 / Collage En Deux Partes Offset lithograph in colors on woven paper, published by Nouvelles Images Editeurs, Lombreuil, Fran...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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The Mastaba by Christo Javacheff Project for United Arab Emirates Collage 1979
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Sofia, BG
The Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates) by Christo Yavachev (1935 - 2020) Pencil and wax crayon Measures: 80 cm x 59 cm (31 x 23 1/4 inches) Signed and dated Christo 1979 E...
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Mid-20th Century American Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Wrapped Trees. Basel 1997–1998. Signed Book & Print
By Wolfgang Volz, TASCHEN, Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Basel, Switzerland, 1997-1998 In Autumn 1998, after the trees around Fondation Beyeler and in the Berower Park had shed their leaves, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped 162 trees—some up to 25 meters high—with 55,000 square meters of polyester fabric and 23 kilometers of rope. The effect of light and weather on the translucent material created a kind of amorphous sculptural choreography, an ever-changing variety of shapes, surfaces, and colors. The fabric, used every winter in Japan to protect trees from frost and heavy snow, lent the trees the appearance of precious and fragile objects. The Fondation Beyeler project was a pièce de résistance for Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and an extension and expansion of many years of interest in the concept of wrapped trees...
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Late 20th Century Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo Lithograph-Collage Wrapped Fountain
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christo lithograph-collage Lithograph-collage (Architectural drawings by Pere Casajoana Architect) Wrapped fountain 2009 Measures: 56.0 x 71....
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Early 2000s Spanish Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo, Texas Mastra Project for 500, 000 Stacked Oil Drums, Signed Lithograph
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in St. Louis, MO
Christo (1935-2020) Bulgarian. The TEXAS MASTABA, PROJECT FOR 500,000 STACKED OIL DRUMS (S. 85), 1976, color lithograph & screenprint collage on 1/8” brown board, signed and numbered...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Acrylic, Paper

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Reichstag, 1971
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in East Hampton, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, American, Bulgarian and Moroccan, b. 1935-2020 and 1935-2009. Newly framed and hand-signed. Title: Wrapped Reichstag Serie...
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1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Glass, Paper

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Signed Photograph, France, 1970
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Madrid, ES
Signed and framed photo by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Black lacquered wooden frame. Tittle: "Wrapped walk ways, Loose Park, Kansas, 1978" Kansas, October 2, 1978.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Christo Signed in Christo in Crayon Lithograph
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Chicago, IL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Christo Signed in Christo in Crayon Lithograph: This work shows conceptual project; over the river is a two-week temporary...
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1990s North American Organic Modern Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Ultrachrome Print
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Christo (1935, USA) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009, USA), Documenta de Kassel, 1968, Ultra-chrome print, 60 x 50 cm, N°4/12, signed by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and the photographer Wolfang Volz. On the occasion of the Documenta IV in 1968, in Kassel, Germany, Christo and Jeanne...
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Christo And Jeanne-claude wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude wall decorations are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Christo and Jeanne-Claude wall decorations, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original wall decorations by Christo and Jeanne-Claude were created in the modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall decorations by Jim Dine, Robert Rauschenberg, and Patrick Nagel. Prices for Christo and Jeanne-Claude wall decorations can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $750 and can go as high as $355,804, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,591.
Questions About Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wall Decorations
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped things as a way of creating art. They took everyday objects and bound them in order to take away their functionality. In addition, they sought to preserve the items, similarly to the way the Ancient Egyptians did mummies. You'll find a variety of Christo and Jeanne-Claude art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Christo and Jeanne-Claude, best known for their L’Arc de Triomphe, wrapped art piece in Paris, used recyclable polypropylene fabric for the wrapping. For other displays of art, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have used a variety of fabrics, including nylon. Shop a variety of Christo and Jeanne-Claude artwork from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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