ArtistsChristo
Christo

Christo

American-Bulgarian
WA-00005558
Gabrovno, Bulgaria
Printmaking
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
71
Works in Collection
157
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%
  • LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%
  • NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος. The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer".

Source: Gagosian · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Artworks (71)

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Artwork sources (5)

71 published of 71 catalogued · 43 with image
  • MoMA
    39 published24 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    16 published16 img
  • The Met
    7 published
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    6 published
  • Tate
    3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources
  • 200,000 Cubic Feet Package (Project for Documenta IV, Kassel)
    1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
    1969 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Wrapped Chair
    1961 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin
    1994 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

38 assets
Artsy artwork: Christo, and Javacheff Christo, Christo - Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne (hand signed by Christo) (1983)
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Artsy artwork: Barrage
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Artsy artwork: Christo, Ponte Sant'Angelo Wrapped (2011)
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Artsy artwork: Christo, Wrapped Fountain (2009)
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Christo (Wikipedia)
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Valley Curtain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Valley Curtain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Representation & Collections

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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