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Running Fence, Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California

ChristoWW-1975-008517
1975·a) Charcoal, pastel, graphite and collage of cut and folded fabric, board, and staples with traces of white opaque paint on board, mounted on board b) Photomechanical print c) Photomechanical print d) Gelatin silver print e) Gelatin silver print·(a): 22 7/16 × 28 3/8 in. (57 × 72.1 cm) (b): 11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in. (28.8 × 43 cm) (c): 11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in. (28.8 × 43 cm) (d): 10 7/8 × 14 5/16 in. (27.7 × 36.4 cm) (e): 8 13/16 × 11 7/8 in. (22.4 × 30.1 cm)

Bequest of Leo Steinberg, 2011

Catalogue

Year
1975
Dimensions
(a): 22 7/16 × 28 3/8 in. (57 × 72.1 cm) (b): 11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in. (28.8 × 43 cm) (c): 11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in. (28.8 × 43 cm) (d): 10 7/8 × 14 5/16 in. (27.7 × 36.4 cm) (e): 8 13/16 × 11 7/8 in. (22.4 × 30.1 cm)
Artist
Christo

Artist

Christo
Christo

Printmaking

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".

Gabrovno, Bulgaria

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