Front cover of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo with dust jacket
Cover of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Title page of 1972 Christo rare book signed by the artist
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Back cover of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
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Christo

Regular price Regular price $1,500

Published in 1972 during the “golden era” of Abrams monographs, this classic publication on Christo provides a well-illustrated overview of the artist’s early career, including an essay by David Bourdon. This signed copy features color and black-and-white photography of many of Christo’s first Wrapped Objects (1958–69), which incorporate conventional art materials such as paint cans and pigment bottles, swathed in resin-soaked canvas, as well as topographical maps and plans printed on vellum. The book has a partially transparent plastic jacket through which a cross section of a drawing reproduced on the cover is visible, alluding to the Wrapped Objects, which alternately reveal and conceal the enclosed items’ identities.

Publisher: Abrams, New York

Publication date: 1972

Contributor: David Bourdon

Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Dimensions: 11 5/8 × 11 inches (29.5 × 27.9 cm)

Pages: 322

Language: English

Signed: Signed by the artist

ISBN: 810900513

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