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Christo

Abu Dhabi Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates, 1977

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Medium

wax crayon and graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 30.9 x 27 cm (12 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel

Accession Number

1991.241.48

Artists / Makers

Christo (artist) American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

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Inscription

across bottom in graphite: ABU DHaBi MaSTABA/project for United Arab Emiretes/Christo / 1977

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Vogel, Herbert, Mr. and Mrs.

Exhibition History

1982: 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Vogel Collection, Brainerd Art Gallery, State University College of Arts and Science, Potsdam, New York and tour, 1982-1983

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 54, as Abu Dhabi Mastaba, Project for United Arab Emirates.

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002, no. 54.

Bibliography

1982: 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Vogel Collection. Brainerd Art Gallery, State University College of Arts and Science, Potsdam, New York, 1982.

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003.

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