Over the river (project for the Arkansas river, State of Colorado)

• A captivating collage featuring a masterfully executed study in oil crayon • This multi-layered composition, with its delicate line work, is exemplary of the working method of the world-famous artist couple • Preliminary study for one of their significant late landscape projects, which was not realised due to political convictions As early as the beginning of the 1990s, Christo and Jeanne-Claude developed the idea of wrapping an approximately 60 km-long section of the Arkansas River in their project ‘Over the River’. Shimmering silver fabric panels, such as those used by the two artists for projects like the Reichstag in Berlin or the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, were to span the river valley. Characteristic of the development and realisation of Christo’s ideas are the visionary power and perseverance he required for this. Sometimes it took decades before the interventions in the landscape or public space could be realised. At the same time, the artist couple placed great importance on being completely free artistically and on financing the projects entirely from their own resources. The collage for ‘Over the River’ is, on the one hand, a multi-layered sketch of the project; on the other hand, works such as this served to finance the projects and are ultimately the only physically tangible remnant of an otherwise ephemeral work. Once an idea had been realised, all that remained in the end was the memory of the experience. The Arkansas River project was not realised. Following protracted proceedings, Christo finally received approval in 2017 during Donald Trump’s first term in office. In an interview with the New York Times, Christo said: "The US government is our landlord here; it owns the country. I cannot do a project that benefits this landlord." | 1935 Gabrowo/Bulgarien – New York 2020 | Zeitgenössische Kunst | Arbeiten auf Papier | Nummer: 25x2703 | Provenance: Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke; Sammlung Hans Braun, Baden-Württemberg, 2006 bei Vorgenannter erworben.

Estimation:28.000€

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