Description: You are bidding on a rare find: Christo and Jeanne-Claude limited edition boxed hardcover book WRAPPED TREES. It is signed HC17 by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and by Wolfgang Volz the photographer. This volume is one of 300 hors de commerce for the use of the artists and the publisher numbered HC1-HC 300. This also comes with a photograph which is selling on its own for $750.00 and a fabric sample and numerous photographs of the WRAPPED TREES, FONDATION BEYELER, BEROWER PARK, RIEHEN, SWITZERLAND 1997-98 including the artists entire process from origin to completion. In November 1998 Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s project WRAPPED TREES, FONDATION BEYELER, BEROWER PARK, RIEHEN, SWITZERLAND 1997-98 was realized. The artists first proposed wrapping trees in the 1960s. The WRAPPED TREES were enjoyed from November 22 – December 14, 1998. This book depicts this project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude – one among many of their fabulous temporary works of art. Their art goes beyond traditional painting and sculpture. They were both born on June 13, 1935 – Christo in Bulgaria and Jeanne-Claude in Casablanca. The met in Paris and became partners in life and began their collaboration creating epic projects. They lived In New York City. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009 and Christo in 2020. I ship by priority mail – please let me know if you would like additional insurance or faster shipping. AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED. If you have and questions or require additional photos do not hesitate to ask.
Price: 650 USD
Location: West Long Branch, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-20T17:15:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Publication Name: TASCHEN
Signed: Yes
Custom Bundle: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Inscribed: Yes
Edition: Limited Edition, Signed HC17
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Hardcover in slipcase
Illustrator: Wolfgang Volz
Era: 1990s
Features: signed photograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Book Title: Christo and Jeanne-Claude : Wrapped Trees: Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Basel, Switzerland, 1997-98
Item Length: 15.7in.
Item Height: 1.6in.
Item Width: 11in.
Author: Wolfgang Volz, Christo, Beyeler Foundation Staff, Sylvia Volz, Jeanne-Claude
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Conceptual, Individual Artists / General, History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European
Publisher: Taschen
Genre: Art
Item Weight: 67.2 Oz