The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Project for Paris

1985

Christo

Associated Names
Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

This is a drawing of a bridge over water. The image shows a colored drawing superimposed over a black-and-white photograph of a bridge. The bridge has multiple arches and is set above a body of water, with buildings visible in the background. The artwork includes measurements and annotations in pencil and ink around the bridge.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with photograph by Wolfgang Volz, enamel paint, graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon, and tape on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    framed: 28.6 x 36.3 x 3.3 cm (11 1/4 x 14 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.9.4

  • Copyright

    © Christo 1985

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York; gift 2001 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002, no. 23.

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 23.

Bibliography

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Christo 1985; upper left verso of support in black crayon: (copyright) Christo 1985

Wikidata ID

Q64539972

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