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Wrapped Book

1972

Christo

Associated Names

Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

The sculpture depicts an object wrapped in off-white fabric, tightly secured with brown jute twine. The fabric is neatly folded around the object, and the twine adds a geometric pattern across the surface, with a knot at the front center. The corners of the wrapped package are distinctly visible, suggesting a rectangular or square shape beneath. In the bottom left corner of the sculpture, there is a handwritten signature, along with the numerals "4" and "5."

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Artwork overview

Medium

book, canvas, and rope
Credit Line

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

overall: 30.4 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm (11 15/16 x 11 1/2 x 1 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Exhibition History

2002

Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002-2003, no. 3, repro., as Wrapped Book 1973.

Inscriptions

lower left reverse: Christo / A.P. 5

Wikidata ID

Q63860757

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