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Christo

Wrapped Venus, Villa Borghese 1963,

Maker

  • Landfall Press, Inc.
  • Christo

Title

Wrapped Venus, Villa Borghese 1963

Medium

photogravure

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • photogravure,
  • collage

Techniques

  • photogravure,
  • collage

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

60.6 x 45.4 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered and signed in pencil in LL:7/50Christo; inscribed in UL in crayon:plastic__(?illegible)/(woven polypropylene); in left center in crayon:manila ropeVerso: numbered in pencil in LL:CJ74001E

Marks: Blindstamp in LL:(2 squares within a square and ©) = Landfall Press chopmark Stamped in grey ink on verso:Copyright 1975/Landfall Press Inc./63 W. Ontario Street/Chicago, Ill.60610

Identification

Edition

7/50

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

75.107

Wrapped Venus, Villa Borghese 1963

7/50

Original--Recto:numbered and signed in pencil in LL:7/50Christo; inscribed in UL in crayon:plastic__(?illegible)/(woven polypropylene); in left center in crayon:manila ropeVerso: numbered in pencil in LL:CJ74001E

Marks: Blindstamp in LL:(2 squares within a square and ©) = Landfall Press chopmark Stamped in grey ink on verso:Copyright 1975/Landfall Press Inc./63 W. Ontario Street/Chicago, Ill.60610

Exhibition History

Figurative Tradition in Sculpture

June 23 - September 3, 1983

A Special Genius

September 1 - October 3, 1976
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