Christo

Bulgarian | 1935 - 2020

Christo was a Bulgarian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1935.

How much does a Christo cost?

Christo's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 9 USD to 2,054,939 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Christo's most expensive works on paper?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 2,054,939 USD for The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA), sold at Sotheby's Paris in 2021. In the past 12 months, his sculptures have averaged 55,670 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 29,879 USD.

Where can I see Christo's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum Tinguely in Basel and will be on exhibit at Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco on March 06, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Paris (rue de Castiglione) have featured Christo's work in the past.

Christo in the news

Christo has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, The Art Newspaper and HYPEBEAST. The most recent article is The Gates comes back to life in Central Park thanks to augmented reality written for Artmajeur Magazine in February 2025. The artist died in 2020.

Artist's alternative names: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christo Javacheff, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff , Jeanne-Claude

Featured for Sale

Wrapped Tree ,1971

By Christo

Galerie Thalberg

Lotto unico composto da 3 foto ed 1 busta ,1987

By Christo

Studio d'Arte Borromeo

Umbrellas

By Christo

Morgan O'Driscoll

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At Auction

Notable Lots

The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA)

By Christo

+582%

above mid-estimate

Le Pont Neuf ,1984

By Christo

+128%

above mid-estimate

Wrapped women ( Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia - Christo

Wrapped women ( Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia ,1973

By Christo

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Upcoming Lots

2 SIGNED CHRISTO PHOTOGRAPHIC LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS

By Christo

Carlsen Gallery

MIXED MEDIA CHRISTO, " WRAPPED ROMAN SCULPTURE

By Christo

Carlsen Gallery

JEAN CLAUDE FARHI "THE VOYAGE" EMBOSSED LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER - Christo

JEAN CLAUDE FARHI "THE VOYAGE" EMBOSSED LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER ,1940

By Christo

Bradford's Auction Gallery

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida - Christo

Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida ,1987

By Christo

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Umbrellas

By Christo

Morgan O'Driscoll

CHRISTO - Gates near Frozen Lake : Central Park New York - Christo

CHRISTO - Gates near Frozen Lake : Central Park New York ,2005

By Christo

TGP Auction

Recent Auction Results

Package on a 'Hunt', Project for Goslar - Christo

Package on a 'Hunt', Project for Goslar ,1988

By Christo

-28%

below mid-estimate

Grisebach

The Paris Review ,1982

By Christo

Mars Auction House

5600 Cubicmeter Package, Project for Documenta 4, Kassel - Christo

5600 Cubicmeter Package, Project for Documenta 4, Kassel ,1986

By Christo

Döbritz

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Current Exhibitions

Collection Nothelfer. Selection of works by the artists of the gallery

Galerie Georg Nothelfer

Tiergarten | Berlin | Germany

Jan 18,2025 - Feb 28,2025

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates and Unrealized Projects for New York City

The Shed

Chelsea | New York | USA

Feb 12,2025 - Mar 23,2025

A Forest

Hexton Gallery

Aspen | Colorado | USA

Feb 14,2025 - Apr 30,2025

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Articles

The Gates comes back to life in Central Park thanks to augmented reality

Artmajeur Magazine 13/02/2025

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s iconic installation The Gates is being reborn in Central Park through augmented reality , allowing visitors to explore its 7,503 portals in 3D via the Bloomberg Connects app.

Comprehensive exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Gates

ArtDaily 12/02/2025

The Shed will open a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates, the February 2005 public art installation in New York City’s Central Park by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s the Gates Revived, in Exhibition and Augmented Reality, 20 Years Later

The Art Newspaper 12/02/2025

An AR experience in Central Park and a show at The Shed bring the sprawling Land art installation in Central Park back to life.

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Coverage

“ ..Christo is best known for the monumental projects he and his late wife and collaborator Jeanne‑Claude accomplished over nearly four decades... ”
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MCASD, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla

“ .. Christo is best known for the monumental projects he and his late wife and collaborator Jeanne-Claude accomplished over nearly four decades... ”
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Tampa Museum of Art

“ ..While known for her support of the prime artistic protagonists of pop art, minimalism, arte povera, post-minimalism and conceptual art, Sonnabend’s engagement continued up to her death in 2007... ”
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Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art

“ ..Christo alters and intensifies the way in which we perceive our everyday reality through simple performances such as wrapping objects and buildings, stacking objects, and hanging curtains in the landscape... ”
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Kroller-Muller Museum