The River, Project

1992

Christo

Associated Names
Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

The image shows a drawing with an elevated viewpoint. There is a high horizon line with dark markings resembling trees or foliage. Wide nylon fabric panels run across the scene, detailed with parallel brushstrokes indicating texture and suspension over a river. The drawing uses bold black lines and lighter strokes to show depth. The color palette is mainly black, white, gray, and hints of yellow. A single figure stands in the middle. In the background, the landscape is dark with scribbled strokes contrasting the light fabric.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, and conté crayon, and enamel paint on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.9.3

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. 59.

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 59, as The River, Project.

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 1992; upper left verso of support in black crayon: (copyright) Christo 1992

Wikidata ID

Q64539969

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