Mixed media . Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, fabric, and aerial photograph, partially collaged, on cardboard, mounted on a stretcher. Signed and dated in the lower right corner of the upper panel. Titled “THE PONT NEUF, WRAPPED (Project for Paris) Quai du Louvre, Q. de la Mégisserie. Ile de la Cité, Q. de l'Horloge, Quai des Orfevres, Q. de Conti, Q. des Gds. Augustins” along the lower edge. Inscribed with the dimensions and construction notes in the lower part. Both panels are inscribed with hanging instructions on the reverse. Total dimensions: ca. 144.5 x 165 cm. Upper part: 38 x 165 cm (14,9 x 64,9 in). Lower part: 106,5 x 165 cm.
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude transform Paris's landmark, the Pont Neuf, into a temporary sculpture. - This deliberate alienation prompts a reevaluation of the historic monument. - A unique work of art that conveys the project's concept and vision. - Key biographical work: Due to its Paris reference, the work holds a special personal significance for Christo and Jeanne-Claude. - From the Deutsche Bank Collection. - Similar works involving the wrapping of the Pont Neuf can be found at, among others, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
We are grateful to Mr. Matthias Koddenberg of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation in New York for his kind assistance. The work is registered in the archive.

Michael Cullen, London. Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt (acquired from the above in 1985)

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