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Christo - Signed 'Surrounded Islands' Postcard


Signed "Christo et Jean-Claude" in black ink by Christo

4 x 6 inch postcard depicting their work 'Surrounded Islands'

Fine condition

House of Roulx Letter of Authenticity


Christo & Jean-Claude

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the 'Wrapped Reichstag,' 'The Pont Neuf Wrapped,' 'Running Fence' in California, and 'The Gates' in New York City's Central Park.

Their work was typically large, visually impressive, and controversial, often taking years and sometimes decades of careful preparation – including technical solutions, political negotiation, permitting and environmental approval, hearings and public persuasion. The pair refused grants, scholarships, donations or public money, instead financing the work via the sale of their own artwork.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude described the myriad elements that brought the projects to fruition as integral to the artwork itself, and said their projects contained no deeper meaning than their immediate aesthetic impact; their purpose being simply for joy, beauty, and new ways of seeing the familiar.


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