{"product_id":"christo-lithograph","title":"Christo – Lithograph","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1975\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis compelling \u003cb\u003ecolor lithograph from 1975\u003c\/b\u003e is an early and historically significant work by Christo, offering rare insight into the conceptual foundations of his later monumental projects. The lithograph refers directly to \u003cb\u003eChristo’s 1963 project Wrapped Venus \u003c\/b\u003eat the \u003cb\u003eVilla Borghese in Rome\u003c\/b\u003e, where he wrapped a classical Venus sculpture. This radical gesture anticipated the artist’s lifelong exploration of wrapping as a means to alter perception, challenge tradition, and \u003cb\u003ecreate new meaning through temporary transformation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis work is \u003cb\u003ehand-signed “Christo” in pencil and numbered.\u003c\/b\u003e It is recorded in the authoritative \u003cb\u003ecatalogue raisonné \u003c\/b\u003eby Schellmann and Benecke reference no. 74, confirming its importance within Christo’s graphic oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe sheet measures approximately \u003cb\u003e65 × 50 cm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristo (1935–2020), together with his wife and long-term collaborator Jeanne-Claude, \u003c\/b\u003ebecame internationally renowned for large-scale environmental and architectural projects such as \u003cb\u003eWrapped Reichstag, Surrounded Islands, and The Gates\u003c\/b\u003e. Early works like Wrapped Venus are especially sought after, as they reveal the conceptual origins and artistic thinking that led to these iconic realizations and firmly establish Christo’s lasting influence on postwar and contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthenticity and provenance guaranteed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelivered with a certificate of authenticity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWorldwide shipping, tax-friendly to the USA and EU countries.\u003cbr\u003eCustom handmade framing available on request.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SitterArt.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52898350891347,"sku":null,"price":1850.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1711\/1614\/files\/christo-sitterart.jpg?v=1769539422","url":"https:\/\/sitterart.com\/de\/products\/christo-lithograph","provider":"SitterArt.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}